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Berchtesgaden

(Encyclopedia) Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden bĕrkhˈtəsgäˌdən [key], town, Bavaria, SE Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. It…

hay fever

(Encyclopedia) hay fever, seasonal allergy causing inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes. It is characterized by itching about the eyes and nose, sneezing, a profuse watery nasal…

reindeer

(Encyclopedia) reindeer, ruminant mammal, genus Rangifer, of the deer family, found in arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America. It is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers…

Matane

(Encyclopedia) MataneMatanemətănˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 12,756), SE Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River at the beginning of the Gaspé Peninsula. Matane is a…

Mariazell

(Encyclopedia) MariazellMariazellmärēˌätsĕlˈ [key], town, Styria prov., E central Austria. It is a winter and summer resort. Chiefly noted as a place of pilgrimage, it is famous for its 12th-century…

Cuxhaven

(Encyclopedia) Cuxhaven Cuxhaven k&oobreve;ksˈhäfən [key], city, Lower Saxony, N Germany, at the mouth of the Elbe…

Draguignan

(Encyclopedia) Draguignan Draguignan drägēnyäNˈ [key], town, capital of Var dept., SE France, in Provence. It is a…

Baldwin, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Baldwin. 1 Uninc. city (2020 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, on Baldwin Bay; settled 1640s. A…

Shillong

(Encyclopedia) ShillongShillongshĭlôngˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 223,366), capital of Meghalaya state, NE India. It is a summer resort c.5,000 ft (1,525 m) high in the Khasi Hills. There are two…

Terschelling

(Encyclopedia) TerschellingTerschellingtərskĕlˈĭng [key], island, c.40 sq mi (100 sq km), Friesland prov., N Netherlands, in the North Sea, one of the West Frisian Islands. West-Terschelling is the…