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(Encyclopedia) Purbeck, district (1991 pop. 42,600), Dorset, England. Purbeck is filled with the clays of the Hampshire Basin, and is therefore largely infertile. Some minor farming occurs on the…Koizumi, Junichiro
(Encyclopedia) Koizumi, JunichiroKoizumi, Junichiroj&oobreve;nēˈchērō kōēˈz&oomacr;mē [key], 1942–, Japanese political leader, b. Yokosuka. From a political family, he studied economics at…Lynchburg
(Encyclopedia) Lynchburg, independent city (1990 pop. 66,049), in but administratively not a part of Campbell co., central Va., on the James River; settled 1757, inc. as a city 1852. It is a trade…Hartlepool
(Encyclopedia) Hartlepool Hartlepool härtˈlēp&oomacr;l, härtˈəl– [key], borough…Bryansk
(Encyclopedia) Bryansk Bryansk brēänskˈ [key], city (2020 est. pop. 399,000), capital of Bryansk region, central…Bushehr
(Encyclopedia) Bushehr Bushehr b&oomacr;shĕrˈ [key] or Bushire Bushire…Voronezh
(Encyclopedia) VoronezhVoronezhRus. vərôˈnyĭsh [key], city (1989 pop. 887,000), capital of Voronezh region, central European Russia, on the Voronezh River. A river port and a major industrial center…Essex, county, England
(Encyclopedia) Essex, county, 1,520 sq mi (3,938 sq km) SE England, on the Thames River and the North Sea, one of the “Home Counties” of London.…Hosokawa, Morihiro
(Encyclopedia) Hosokawa, MorihiroHosokawa, Morihiromōˌrēhēˈrō hōˌsōkäˈwä [key], 1938–, Japanese politician, a member of a noble family and grandson of Fumimaro Konoye. A journalist and member of the…fallout
(Encyclopedia) fallout, minute particles of radioactive material produced by nuclear explosions (see atomic bomb; hydrogen bomb; Chernobyl) or by discharge from nuclear-power or atomic installations…Trending
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