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Provo, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Provo, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., NE Utah, and flowing SW past Provo to Utah Lake. It was early used for irrigation, but after Utah Lake was badly depleted…Craiova
(Encyclopedia) Craiova Craiova kräyŏˈvä [key], city, SW Romania, in Walachia, on the Jiu River, a tributary of the…Tay
(Encyclopedia) TayTaytā [key], longest river of Scotland, 118 mi (190 km) long. It rises on Ben Lui in the Grampians as the Fillan and flows NE into Loch Dochart, where it is called the Dochart until…Będzin
(Encyclopedia) Będzin Będzin bĕNˈjēn [key], Ger. Bendzin Będzin…Bradford, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Bradford, city and metropolitan borough, N central England, on a small tributary of the Aire River. It is a center of the worsted…Red River (North America)
Red River. 1 River, 1,222 mi (1,967 km) long, southernmost of the large tributaries of the Mississippi River. It rises in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flows SE between Texas and Oklahoma…Main
(Encyclopedia) MainMainmīn [key], river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, formed near Kulmbach, E central Germany, by the confluence of the Roter Main and the Weisser Main, both of which rise in the…Indore
(Encyclopedia) Indore Indore ĭndôrˈ [key], city and former native state, W central India. The state is now…Kura
(Encyclopedia) KuraKurak&oobreve;räˈ [key], ancient Cyrus, Georgian Mktvari, Azeri Kür, river, c.950 mi (1,530 km) long, the chief river of Georgia and Azerbaijan. It rises in NE Turkey, NW of…despotism
(Encyclopedia) despotism, government by an absolute ruler unchecked by effective constitutional limits to his power. In Greek usage, a despot was ruler of a household and master of its slaves. The…Trending
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