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Gonda

(Encyclopedia) Gonda Gonda gōnˈdə [key], town, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Sarayu River and the…

Huancayo

(Encyclopedia) Huancayo Huancayo wänkīˈō [key], city, alt. 10,731 ft (3,721 m), capital of Huancayn prov. and…

Kankakee

(Encyclopedia) KankakeeKankakeekăngkəkēˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 27,575), seat of Kankakee co., E Ill., on the Kankakee River; inc. 1855. It is a trade, processing, and shipping center for a rich…

Bentinck, Lord William George Frederick Cavendish

(Encyclopedia) Bentinck, Lord William George Frederick Cavendish, 1802–48, English politician and sportsman, known as Lord George. Although he entered Parliament in 1826, he was known primarily for…

Big Sioux

(Encyclopedia) Big SiouxBig Siouxs&oomacr; [key], river, 420 mi (676 km) long, rising in NE S.Dak. and flowing S into the Missouri River. It passes through an agricultural region that produces…

Cooch Behar

(Encyclopedia) Cooch Behar Cooch Behar k&oomacr;ch bĭhärˈ [key], former princely state, now part of West Bengal…

Minho, historical province, Portugal

(Encyclopedia) MinhoMinhomēnˈy&oomacr; [key], historical province, NW Portugal, between the Minho and Douro rivers. Braga is the capital. This region was settled by the Celts, who left many hill…

Picayune

(Encyclopedia) PicayunePicayunepĭkəy&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 10,633), Pearl River co., S Miss., near the Pearl River and the La. line; inc. 1904. It is the trade, processing, and…

hominy

(Encyclopedia) hominy [Algonquian], hulled corn with the germ removed and served either ground or whole. The pioneers in North America prepared it by soaking the kernels in weak wood lye until the…

Bohol

(Encyclopedia) Bohol Bohol bôhôlˈ [key], island, 1,491 sq mi (3,862 sq km), the Philippines, one of the…