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(Encyclopedia) baboon, any of the large, powerful, ground-living monkeys of the genus Papio, also called dog-faced monkeys. Five subspecies live in Africa, with one species extending into the Arabian…Seraing
(Encyclopedia) SeraingSeraingsərĕNˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 60,838), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, near Liège. It is a major center of heavy industry. Nearby is Val Saint Lambert, one of…sandpaper
(Encyclopedia) sandpaper, abrasive originally made by gluing grains of sand to heavy paper sheets. Today sandpaper is made primarily with quartz, aluminum oxide, or silicon carbide grains, and is…Kansas State University
(Encyclopedia) Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the…Akashi
(Encyclopedia) Akashi Akashi äˌkäˈshē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Harima Sea and the Akashi Strait. Overfishing and marine pollution have hurt…Yser
(Encyclopedia) YserYserizĕrˈ [key], river, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising in N France and flowing generally NE through NW Belgium and into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort. It connects a network of canals.…Liaoning
(Encyclopedia) LiaoningLiaoninglyouˈnĭngˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 43,746,323), c.58,400 sq mi (151,295 sq km), NE China, on the Bohai and Korea Bay. The capital is Shenyang (Mukden). A part of…Batley
(Encyclopedia) Batley, town, Kirklees metropolitan district, N central England. Heavy woolens, shoddy, and other textiles are the chief manufactures;…Pohang
(Encyclopedia) PohangPohangpôˈhängˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 508,983), North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on Yeongil (Yongil) Bay of the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). A fishing port and…Motherwell and Wishaw
(Encyclopedia) Motherwell and WishawMotherwell and Wishawwĭshˈô [key], town (1991 pop. 30,616), North Lanarkshire, S central Scotland. The two parts of the town were united in 1920. Formerly a center…Trending
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