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Merseburg

(Encyclopedia) MerseburgMerseburgmĕrˈzəb&oobreve;rk [key], city (1994 pop. 41,528), Saxony-Anhalt, E central Germany, on the Saale River. It is an industrial city and a lignite-mining center.…

Aichi

(Encyclopedia) Aichi Aichi īˈchē [key], prefecture, 1,962 sq mi (5,082 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. Bounded on the S and W by Ise Bay, Aichi consists of a coastal plain (…

Kerguelen

(Encyclopedia) KerguelenKerguelenkûrˈgəlĕn, Fr. kĕrgālĕnˈ [key], subantarctic island of volcanic origin, 1,318 sq mi (3,414 sq km), in the S Indian Ocean, c.3,300 mi (5,310 km) SE of the southern tip…

Korçë

(Encyclopedia) Korçë,&sp;KorçaKorçaboth: kôrˈchə [key], or KoritsaKoritsakōrētˈsə [key], city (1989 pop. 63,623), capital of Korçë dist., SE Albania, near the Greek border. Located in an…

Cheb

(Encyclopedia) Cheb Cheb khĕp [key], Ger. Eger, city, NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the…

Halle, city, Germany

(Encyclopedia) Halle, city, Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, on the Saale River. It is an industrial center and a major transportation hub. Manufactures…

Tula , city, Russia

(Encyclopedia) TulaTulat&oomacr;ˈlə [key], city (1991 pop. 545,000), capital of Tula region, N central European Russia, on the Upa River, a tributary of the Oka. It is an important rail and…

Brewer's: Bovey Coal

A lignite found at Bovey Tracy, in Devonshire. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BowBouts-rimes A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Maritime Territory

(Encyclopedia) Maritime Territory or Primorsky KrayPrimorsky Krayprēmôrˈskē krī [key], administrative division (1992 pop. 2,309,000), c.64,900 sq mi (168,100 sq km), Russian Far East, between China (…

Chemnitz

(Encyclopedia) Chemnitz Chemnitz kĕmˈnĭts [key], formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitz…