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Lease, Mary Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1853–1933, American agrarian reformer and temperance advocate, b. Ridgeway, Pa. The daughter of an Irish political refugee, she first gained recognition for a…Antsiranana
(Encyclopedia) Antsiranana Antsiranana äntˌsēräˈnānä [key], formerly Diégo-Suarez Diégo-Suarez dē-āˈgō-swärˈĕs [key], town, N Madagascar, on Antsiranana Bay…Huaráz
(Encyclopedia) Huaráz or Huarás Huaráz both: wäräsˈ [key], city, capital of Huaráz prov.…Chilpancingo
(Encyclopedia) Chilpancingo Chilpancingo chēlˌpänsēngˈgō [key] or Chilpancingo de los Bravos…agronomy
(Encyclopedia) agronomyagronomyəgrŏnˈəmē [key], branch of agriculture dealing with various physical and biological factors—including soil management, tillage, crop rotation, breeding, weed control,…Sumbawa
(Encyclopedia) Sumbawa or SoembawaSumbawaboth: s&oomacr;mbäˈwä [key], island (1990 pop. 965,674), 5,964 sq mi (15,447 sq km), Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sundas, between the Flores Sea and the…Independence
(Encyclopedia) Independence. 1 City (2020 pop. 6,064), seat of Buchanan co., NE Iowa; founded 1847. Located on the Wapsipinicon River, the town's grist…Lanier, Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Lanier, SidneyLanier, Sidneylənērˈ [key], 1842–81, American poet and musician, b. Macon, Ga., grad. Oglethorpe College 1860. His first work, the novel Tiger-Lilies (1867), was based on…Kankan
(Encyclopedia) KankanKankankänkänˈ, käNkäNˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 261,341), E Guinea, a port on the Milo River, a tributary of the Niger. It is the commercial center for a farm area where rice,…Muncie
(Encyclopedia) MuncieMunciemŭnˈsē [key], city (1990 pop. 71,035), seat of Delaware co., E Ind., on the White River; inc. 1854. It is a trade, processing, and manufacturing center. The city is in a…Trending
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