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Salona
(Encyclopedia) SalonaSalonasəlōˈnə [key], Latin Salonae, ancient city of Dalmatia, 3 mi (5 km) NE of modern Split, Croatia. A port on the Adriatic, it was used as a base for Roman conquest and was…Staunton
(Encyclopedia) StauntonStauntonstănˈtən [key], city (1990 pop. 24,461), seat of Augusta co., W central Va., in the Shenandoah Valley; settled 1732, inc. as a city 1871. It is a trade and industrial…Stephen the Great
(Encyclopedia) Stephen the Great, d.1504, prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). A great military and political leader, Stephen consolidated princely authority, furthered economic prosperity, and…Pula
(Encyclopedia) PulaPulap&oomacr;ˈlä [key], Ital. Pola, city (2011 pop. 57,460), W Croatia, on the Adriatic and at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. A major seaport and an industrial…pyrimidine
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Pyrimidines found in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) pyrimidinepyrimidinepīrĭmˈĭdēnˌ [key], type of organic base found in certain coenzymes and in the nucleic acids of plant and…Santos-Dumont, Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Santos-Dumont, AlbertoSantos-Dumont, Albertoälbĕrˈt&oobreve; sänˈt&oobreve;zh-dümôNˈ [key], 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut. The son of a wealthy coffee grower, he was a…Kerguelen
(Encyclopedia) KerguelenKerguelenkûrˈgəlĕn, Fr. kĕrgālĕnˈ [key], subantarctic island of volcanic origin, 1,318 sq mi (3,414 sq km), in the S Indian Ocean, c.3,300 mi (5,310 km) SE of the southern tip…Entoprocta
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Internal anatomy of a single animal in a Pedicellina colony B. Part of a colony of Pedicellina, representative of the phylum Entoprocta EntoproctaEntoproctaĕnˌtəprŏkˈtə [key…Hodeida
(Encyclopedia) Hodeida Hodeida hōdāˈdə [key] or Al Hudaydah Hodeida…Kaohsiung
(Encyclopedia) Kaohsiung or Kao-hsiungKao-hsiungboth: gouˈshy&oomacr;ngˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,777,384), 1,140 sq mi (2,952 sq km), S Taiwan. The economic center of S Taiwan,…Trending
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