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Donegal, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Donegal Donegal dŏnˌĭgôlˈ, dŭnˌ– [key], county, 1,865 sq mi (4,830 sq…Oceanic art
(Encyclopedia) Oceanic art, works produced by the island peoples of the S and NW Pacific, including Melanesia (New Guinea and the islands to its north and east), Micronesia (Mariana, Caroline,…Jaipur
(Encyclopedia) JaipurJaipurjīˈp&oobreve;r [key], former native state, W India. It is now part of Rajasthan state. The region of Jaipur is semiarid and mostly level, with scattered rocky hills.…Kraków
(Encyclopedia) KrakówKrakówkrăˈkou, Pol. kräˈk&oomacr;f [key], Ger. Krakau, city (1994 est. pop. 751,500), capital of Małopolskie prov., S Poland, on the Vistula. A river port and industrial…Kaaba
(Encyclopedia) Kaaba or CaabaCaababoth: käˈbə or käˈəbə [key] [Arab.,=cube], the central, cubic, stone structure, covered by a black cloth, within the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The sacred…Pietermaritzburg
(Encyclopedia) PietermaritzburgPietermaritzburgpēˌtərmărˈĭtsbûrgˌ [key], city, part and seat of Msunduzi local municipality and capital of KwaZulu-Natal prov., E South Africa, in the foothills of the…velvet
(Encyclopedia) velvet, fabric having a soft, thick, short pile, usually of silk, and a plain twill or satin weave ground. The pile surface is formed by weaving an extra set of warp threads that are…adsorption
(Encyclopedia) adsorption, adhesion of the molecules of liquids, gases, and dissolved substances to the surfaces of solids, as opposed to absorption, in which the molecules actually enter the…Benin, city and former kingdom, Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ [key], city, S Nigeria, a port on the Benin River. Palm nuts and timber…billiards
(Encyclopedia) billiards, any one of a number of games played with a tapered, leather-tipped stick called a cue and various numbers of balls on a rectangular, cloth-covered slate table with raised…Trending
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