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Sondershausen

(Encyclopedia) SondershausenSondershausenzônˌdərs-houˈzən [key], commune (1994 pop. 22,370), Thuringia, central Germany, near the western foot of Kyffhäuser Mt. It is an industrial city and a potash-…

Rutland, county, England

(Encyclopedia) Rutland, county (1991 pop. 32,400), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), central England; administratively, Rutland is a unitary authority (since 1997). Rutland has a rolling terrain and is a rural…

Quant, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Quant, Mary, 1934–, British fashion designer. After opening her boutique in London to sell clothes, she began to design them as well. She was one of the originators of the “mod” or “…

Ballarat

(Encyclopedia) Ballarat Ballarat bălˈərătˈ [key], city, Victoria, SE Australia. It is an industrial center; clothing…

Sylacauga

(Encyclopedia) SylacaugaSylacaugasĭləkŏgˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 12,520), Talladega co., central Ala.; inc. 1839. It is a processing center for a livestock and timber area. The city is built upon a…

Gap

(Encyclopedia) Gap Gap gäp [key], city, capital of Hautes-Alpes dept., SE France, on the Luye River…

Greenaway, Kate

(Encyclopedia) Greenaway, Kate, 1846–1901, English illustrator and watercolorist. She is famous for her fanciful, humorous, delicately colored drawings of child life. She influenced children's…

Havering

(Encyclopedia) Havering Havering hāˈvərĭng [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. The borough is largely…

Albacete

(Encyclopedia) Albacete Albacete älbäthāˈtā [key], city, capital of Albacete prov., SE Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. Under the Moors, Albacete was a part of the Kingdom of…

Tanga

(Encyclopedia) TangaTangatängˈgə, –gä [key], city (2012 pop. 273,332), capital of Tanga prov., NE Tanzania, a port on the Indian Ocean. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center,…