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Saint-Malo

(Encyclopedia) Saint-MaloSaint-MalosăN-mälōˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 49,274), Ille-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, on the English Channel. Built on a rocky promontory, Saint-Malo is a fishing port and…

Aberdeen, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Aberdeen Aberdeen ăbˈərdēnˌ [key]. 1 Town (2020 pop. 15,935), Harford co., NE Md., in a farm region; inc. 1892. Just south, on Chesapeake Bay, is the U.S.…

Göteborg

(Encyclopedia) Göteborg Göteborg yötəbôrˈyə [key] or Gothenburg Göteborg…

James Winthrop: Agrippa XVII

Agrippa XVIIJames Winthrop29 January 1788by James Winthrop(Concluded from our last.)The Massachusetts ConventionGentlemen,This appears to be the universal effect of such establishments. A…

Tacoma

(Encyclopedia) TacomaTacomatəkōˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 176,664), seat of Pierce co., W Wash., on Commencement Bay and Puget Sound at the mouth of the Puyallup River; inc. 1884. It is a major…

Khíos

(Encyclopedia) KhíosKhíoskhēˈôs [key] or ChiosChioskīˈŏs [key], island (1991 pop. 51,060), c.350 sq mi (910 sq km), E Greece, in the Aegean Sea, just W of Asia Minor. It is mountainous and is famous…

Ambon

(Encyclopedia) Ambon Ambon ämˈbōn [key], island, c.300 sq mi (775 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Moluccas, in the Banda Sea. It is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Corn…

Helsinki

(Encyclopedia) Helsinki Helsinki hĕlˈsĭngkē [key], Swed. Helsingfors, city (2020 pop. 653,835…

Zadar

(Encyclopedia) ZadarZadarzäˈdär [key], Ital. Zara, city (2011 pop. 75,062), W Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. A seaport and a tourist center, it has industries that produce…