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Charles Mound
(Encyclopedia) Charles Mound, hill, an ancient burial mound 1,241 ft (378 m) high, NW Ill., near the Wis. line; highest point in the state.Banyuwangi
(Encyclopedia) BanyuwangiBanyuwangibänˌy&oomacr;wängˈē [key], city (1980 pop. 90,378), E Java, Indonesia, opposite Bali on Bali Strait. It is a railroad terminus and the seaport for shipment of…Panama City
(Encyclopedia) Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of…Valens
(Encyclopedia) ValensValensväˈlənz [key], c.328–378, Roman emperor of the East (364–78). Brother and coregent of Valentinian I, Valens followed in most respects his brother's policies but, unlike him…Barre
(Encyclopedia) Barre Barre băˈrē [key], city (2020 pop. 8,378), Washington co., central Vt., SE of…Holland, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Holland, city (2020 pop. 34,378), Allegan and Ottawa counties, SW Mich., near Lake Michigan, on Lake Macatawa, in a dairy and poultry…Gregory of Nyssa, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Gregory of Nyssa, SaintGregory of Nyssa, Saintnĭsˈə [key], d. 394?, Cappadocian theologian; brother of St. Basil the Great and his successor as champion of orthodoxy. He became bishop…Ándros
(Encyclopedia) Ándros Ándros änˈthrôs, ănˈdrəs [key], island, 146 sq mi (378 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea, the northernmost and second largest of the Cyclades.…Swansea, city and county, Wales
(Encyclopedia) SwanseaSwanseaswŏnˈzē, –sē [key], Welsh Abertawe, city (1981 pop. 172,433) and county, 146 sq mi (378 sq km), S Wales. Located on Swansea Bay at the mouth of the Tawe River, the city…Ammianus Marcellinus
(Encyclopedia) Ammianus MarcellinusAmmianus Marcellinusămēāˈnəs märsĭlīˈnəs [key], c.330–c.400, Roman historian, b. Antioch. After retiring from a successful military career, he wrote a history of…Trending
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