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Cap-Haïtien
(Encyclopedia) Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien käp-äēsyăNˈ [key], city, N Haiti, on the Atlantic Ocean. Haiti's second largest…papaya
(Encyclopedia) papayapapayapəpīˈə [key], soft-stemmed tree (Carica papaya) of tropical America resembling a palm with a crown of palmately lobed leaves. It is cultivated for its melonlike yellow…Harris, Townsend
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Townsend, 1804–78, American merchant and diplomat, b. Sandy Hill, N.Y. A merchant in New York City for many years, he became (1846) a member of the board of education, served…Bergen op Zoom
(Encyclopedia) Bergen op Zoom Bergen op Zoom bĕrˈgən ôp zōmˈ [key], town, North Brabant prov., SW Netherlands, on the…law merchant
(Encyclopedia) law merchant: see commercial law.Floral Park
(Encyclopedia) Floral Park, village (2020 pop. 15,784), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1908. It has a…Thursday Island
(Encyclopedia) Thursday Island (2016 pop. 2,938), Queensland, NE Australia, N of Cape York Peninsula, in Torres Strait. It is the administrative and commercial center of the Torres Strait Islands.Ballwin
(Encyclopedia) Ballwin, city (2020 pop. 31,103), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; settled 1803 as Ballshow, renamed 1837, inc. 1950. It is…stamp tax
(Encyclopedia) stamp tax, method of collecting duties on certain transactions by means of a validating stamp attached to the taxable instrument, which may be a judicial act, a commercial document, a…Ancona
(Encyclopedia) Ancona Ancona ängkôˈnä [key], city, capital of Ancona prov., chief city of Marche region, central Italy, on a promontory in the Adriatic Sea. It is a leading…Trending
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