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Salto
(Encyclopedia) SaltoSaltosälˈtō [key], city (1996 pop. 93,417), capital of Salto dept., NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River. Salto is a thriving cultural and commercial center for a farming and…Baracoa
(Encyclopedia) BaracoaBaracoabäräkōˈä [key], city (1996 est. pop. 50,000), Guantánamo prov., SE Cuba, a port near the eastern extremity of the island. It is a processing and export center for a…Paamiut
(Encyclopedia) PaamiutPaamiutpäˈmē&oomacr;tˌ [key], formerly FrederikshåbFrederikshåbfrĭᵺˈrĭgzhôpˌ [key], town (1996 pop. 2,040), Paamiut dist., SW Greenland; founded in 1792. Fishing, seal…Feynman, Richard Phillips
(Encyclopedia) Feynman, Richard PhillipsFeynman, Richard Phillipsfīnˈmən [key], 1918–88, American physicist, b. New York City, B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939, Ph.D. Princeton, 1942…Kindia
(Encyclopedia) KindiaKindiakĭnˈdyə [key], town (1996 pop. 287,607), W Guinea. A rail and road hub, Kindia is the trade center for an area where bananas, manioc, rice, fruits, and vegetables are grown…Sisimiut
(Encyclopedia) SisimiutSisimiutsĭsˈĭmy&oomacr;tˌ [key], formerly HolsteinsborgSisimiuthôlˈstānsbôrˌ [key], town (1996 pop. 5,117), Sisimiut dist., W Greenland. The second largest town in…Qaqortoq
(Encyclopedia) QaqortoqQaqortoqkäˈkôrtôkˌ [key], formerly JulianehåbJulianehåby&oomacr;lyäˈnəhôpˌ [key], town (1996 pop. 3,176), Qaqortoq dist., SW Greenland. It is a fishing port with canneries…Qasigiannguit
(Encyclopedia) QasigiannguitQasigiannguitkäˌsĭgēänˈg&oomacr;ĭt [key], formerly ChristianshåbChristianshåbkrĭsˈtyäns-hôp [key], town (1996 pop. 1,515), Qasigiannguit dist., W Greenland, on Disko…Ha Jin
(Encyclopedia) Ha Jin, pseud. of Jin Xuefei, 1956–, Chinese-American writer, grad. Heilongjiang Univ. (B.A. 1981), Shandong Univ. (M.A., 1984), Brandeis (M.A., Ph.D., 1993). In the early 1980s he…Dion, Stéphane
(Encyclopedia) Dion, StéphaneDion, Stéphanestāfänˈ dyôn [key], 1955–, Canadian politician, b. Quebec, grad. Laval Univ., Quebec (B.A. 1977, M.A. 1979), Institut d'études politiques, Paris. A…Trending
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