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Western Reserve

(Encyclopedia) Western Reserve, tract of land in NE Ohio, on the southern shore of Lake Erie, retained by Connecticut in 1786 when it ceded its claims to its western lands (see Northwest Territory).…

Toggenburg

(Encyclopedia) ToggenburgToggenburgtôgˈənb&oobreve;rkh [key], region in the Thur valley, St. Gall canton, NE Switzerland. Dairying, livestock breeding, and textile production are its main…

Primorsky Kray

(Encyclopedia) Primorsky Kray: see Maritime Territory, Russia.

North Australia

(Encyclopedia) North Australia: see Northern Territory, Australia.

Central Australia

(Encyclopedia) Central Australia: see Northern Territory, Australia.

Yass-Canberra

(Encyclopedia) Yass-Canberra: see Australian Capital Territory.

Tselinny Kray

(Encyclopedia) Tselinny Kray, Kazakhstan: see Virgin Lands Territory.

martial law

(Encyclopedia) martial law, temporary government and control by military authorities of a territory or state, when war or overwhelming public disturbance makes the civil authorities of the region…

Daman and Diu

(Encyclopedia) Daman and DiuDaman and Diudəmänˈ, dēˈ&oomacr; [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 158,059), 50 sq mi (130 sq km), W India, on the Arabian Sea, composed of two former…