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Rivière du Loup
(Encyclopedia) Rivière du LoupRivière du Louprēvyĕrˈ dü l&oomacr; [key], city (1991 pop. 14,017), E Que., Canada, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, NE of Quebec. It is a commercial…Banská Bystrica
(Encyclopedia) Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica bänˈskä bĭsˈtrĭtsäˌ [key], city,…Saint Hyacinthe
(Encyclopedia) Saint HyacintheSaint Hyacinthesānt hīˈəsĭnth, Fr. săNtyäsăNtˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 38,292), S Que., Canada, on the Yamaska River, NE of Montreal. It is an industrial center, with…Schleiden, Matthias Jakob
(Encyclopedia) Schleiden, Matthias JakobSchleiden, Matthias Jakobmätēˈäs yäˈkôp shlīˈdən [key], 1804–81, German botanist. He was professor at the universities of Jena (1839–63) and Dorpat (1863–64).…Shijiazhuang
(Encyclopedia) Shijiazhuang or Shih-chia-chuangShijiazhuangshûr-jēä-jwäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,159,400), capital of Hebei prov., China, near the Shanxi province border. A small village until…silverpoint
(Encyclopedia) silverpoint, method of drawing whereby a silver-tipped instrument is dragged across paper prepared with ground bone dust and gum water and then tinted with a pigment. The procedure…Sankt Pölten
(Encyclopedia) Sankt PöltenSankt Pöltenzängkt pölˈtən [key], city (1991 pop. 50,026), Lower Austria prov., N central Austria. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures include…San Leandro
(Encyclopedia) San LeandroSan Leandrosăn lēănˈdrō [key], city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods;…Prostĕjov
(Encyclopedia) ProstĕjovProstĕjovprôˈstyĕyôf [key], Ger. Prossnitz, city (1991 pop. 50,074), SE Czech Republic, in Moravia. A railway junction and trade center of the fertile Haná agricultural region…Písek
(Encyclopedia) PísekPísekpēˈsĕk [key], city (1991 pop. 29,550), SW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Otava River. It has tobacco, paper, and textile industries. Písek was founded in the 13th cent.…Trending
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