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(Encyclopedia) pelvis, bony, basin-shaped structure that supports the organs of the lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it to the legs; it also forms the base for…Adams, Doc
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Doc (Daniel Lucius Adams), 1814–1899, American baseball player and team executive, b. Mont Vernon, N.H., grad. Yale (1835), Harvard Medical School (1838). After working in his…squinch
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Squinch squinch, in architecture, a piece of construction used for filling in the upper angles of a square room so as to form a proper base to receive an octagonal or spherical…San Angelo
(Encyclopedia) San AngeloSan Angelosăn ănˈjəlō [key], city (1990 pop. 84,474), seat of Tom Green co., W Tex., where two forks join to form the Concho River; laid out 1869, inc. 1903. It is an…Orizaba, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) OrizabaOrizabaōrēsäˈbä [key], city (1990 pop. 114,216), Veracruz state, E central Mexico. It is the commercial center of a prosperous bean and sugar growing region. The development of…Naha
(Encyclopedia) NahaNahanäˈhä [key], city (1990 pop. 304,836), on Okinawa island, in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A port on the southwest coast, it is also the chief manufacturing center of the island.…Nakhon Ratchasima
(Encyclopedia) Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasimanäˈkôn rächäˈsĭmäˌ [key] or KoratKoratkōrätˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 204,121), capital of Nakhon Ratchasima prov., S central Thailand, on the Mun River…Bangor, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bangor Bangor băngˈgôr, bănˈ–, băngˈgər [key], city (2020 pop. 31,753…Halifax, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Halifax, city and regional municipality, provincial capital, S central N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in…Cádiz
(Encyclopedia) Cádiz Cádiz käˈdēth [key], city, capital of Cádiz prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia, on the…Trending
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