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(Encyclopedia) Ribeirão PrêtoRibeirão PrêtorēbārouNˈ prāˈtō [key], city (1996 pop. 452,804), São Paulo state, SE Brazil. The former “coffee capital” of Brazil, the city grew during the late 19th cent…Lahaina
(Encyclopedia) LahainaLahainaləhīˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 9,073), Maui co., on the west coast of Maui Island, Hawaii, in a sugarcane and pineapple region. It was the scene of the first European…Manado
(Encyclopedia) ManadoManadomänäˈdō [key] or MenadoMenadomānäˈdō [key], town (1990 pop. 318,406), capital of Sulawesi Utara prov., on the northeast coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is a trade center…Manzanillo, city, Cuba
(Encyclopedia) ManzanilloManzanillomänsänēˈyō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 98,000), Granma prov., SE Cuba, a port on the Guacanayabo Gulf of the Caribbean Sea. A leading city on Cuba's southern coast…Córdoba, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Córdoba Córdoba kôrˈdōvä [key], city, Veracruz state, E central Mexico. It is the commercial and…Ambato
(Encyclopedia) Ambato Ambato ämbäˈtō [key], city, capital of Tungurahua prov., central Ecuador, in a high Andean valley. A major commercial and transportation center,…Aiea
(Encyclopedia) Aiea Aiea äˌēāˈä [key], city (2020 pop. 9,638), Honolulu co., Oahu, Hawaii, a residential suburb of Honolulu, on the eastern shore of Pearl Harbor. Once a…George Augustus WAGGAMAN, Congress, LA (1782-1843)
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1835 Party: Anti-Jacksonian WAGGAMAN George Augustus , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Caroline County, Md., in 1782; completed preparatory studies under private…Qina
(Encyclopedia) QinaQinakĭnə [key] or KenehKenehkĕnˈə [key], town (1986 pop. 119,917), capital of Qina governorate, E central Egypt, on the Nile River. Sugarcane and grains are grown nearby, and…Lanai
(Encyclopedia) LanaiLanailənīˈ [key], island, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), central Hawaii, W of Maui island across the Auau Channel; Mt. Lanaihale (3,370 ft/1,027 m) is the island's highest point. Lanai…Trending
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