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Little Sioux
(Encyclopedia) Little SiouxLittle Siouxs&oomacr; [key], river, 221 mi (356 km) long, rising in SW Minn. and flowing generally SW across NW Iowa to the Missouri River S of Sioux City. Flowing…Haddington
(Encyclopedia) Haddington, town, East Lothian, SE Scotland. It has a large corn exchange. Farm machinery and textiles are manufactured, flour is milled…Barnaul
(Encyclopedia) Barnaul Barnaul bərnə&oomacr;lˈ [key], city, capital of Altai Territory, SW Siberian Russia, on the…Santo Domingo, pueblo, United States
(Encyclopedia) Santo DomingoSanto Domingosänˌtə dəmĭngˈgō [key], pueblo (1990 pop. 2,866), Sandoval co., N central N.Mex., on the Rio Grande; founded c.1700 after earlier pueblos were destroyed by…Port Lavaca
(Encyclopedia) Port LavacaPort Lavacaləvăkˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 10,886), seat of Calhoun co., S Tex., on Lavaca Bay; inc. 1907. A deepwater port of entry, it is a shipping point for an…Poti
(Encyclopedia) PotiPotipôˈtyē [key], city (1989 pop. 50,922), W Georgia, on the Black Sea at the mouth of the Rion River. It is a port that ships manganese (from Chiatura), corn, lumber, and wine.…Palmira
(Encyclopedia) PalmiraPalmirapälmēˈrä [key], city (1993 pop. 196,213), W Colombia, an agricultural center and second largest city in Valle de Cauca department. Palmira is known as the “agricultural…Wabash, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) WabashWabashwôˈbăshˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 12,127), seat of Wabash co., N central Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1849. It is an agricultural trade center for wheat, corn, soybeans,…Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl
(Encyclopedia) Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl, 1805–75, English historian. He was undersecretary for foreign affairs (1834–35) in Sir Robert Peel's first ministry and secretary of the…Bié Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Bié Plateau or Bihé PlateauBihé Plateauboth: byĕ [key], highland region, western section of the central plateau of Angola, SW Africa; alt. 5,000 to 6,000 ft (1,520–1,830 m). Its cool…Trending
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