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Algiers

(Encyclopedia) Algiers Algiers ăljērzˈ [key], Arab. Al-Jaza'Ir, Fr. Alger Algiers älzhāˈ [key], city (2021 pop. 2,809,158), capital of Algeria, N Algeria, on…

Rio Grande, river, United States and Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Rio GrandeRio Granderēˈō grănd, rēˈō gränˈdē [key], river, c.1,885 mi (3,000 km) long, rising in SW Colo. in the San Juan Mts. and flowing south through the middle of N.Mex., past…

Sichuan

(Encyclopedia) Sichuan or SzechwanSichuansŭˈchwänˈ [key] [four rivers], province (2010 pop. 80,418,200), c.220,000 sq mi (569,800 sq km), SW China. The capital is Chengdu. A naturally isolated region…

Tampa

(Encyclopedia) TampaTampatămˈpə [key], city (1990 pop. 280,015), seat of Hillsborough co., W Fla., a port of entry with an impressive harbor on Tampa Bay; inc. 1855. The third largest city in the…

Everglades

(Encyclopedia) Everglades, marshy, low-lying subtropical savanna area, c.4,000 sq mi (10,000 sq km), S Fla., extending from Lake Okeechobee S to Florida Bay. Characterized by water, sawgrass,…

Cook Islands

(Encyclopedia) Cook Islands, island group (2021 est. pop. 17,564), 90 sq mi (234 sq km), S Pacific, SE of Samoa; a self-governing state in free…

sumac

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Poison sumac, Rhus vernix sumac or sumachsumacsh&oomacr;ˈmăk, s&oomacr;ˈ– [key], common name for some members of the Anacardiaceae, a family of trees and shrubs native…

Eswatini

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Eswatini or eSwatini, formerly Swaziland Eswatini swäˈzēlănd…

Cyprus

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cyprus Cyprus sīˈprəs [key], Gr. Kypros, Turk. Kıbrıs, officially…