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Franken

(Encyclopedia) Franken, region, Germany: see Franconia.

Fennoscandia

(Encyclopedia) Fennoscandia, region: see Baltic Shield.

Transnistria

(Encyclopedia) Transnistria: see Trans-Dniester Region.

Santiago de los Caballeros

(Encyclopedia) Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los Caballerossäntyäˈgō [key]Santiago de los Caballerosdā lōs käbäyāˈrōs [key], city (1993 pop. 364,859), N Dominican Republic, on the Yaque del…

Ica

(Encyclopedia) Ica Ica ēˈkä [key], city, capital of Ica region, SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a…

Judaea

(Encyclopedia) Judaea or JudeaJudeaboth: j&oomacr;dēˈə [key] [Lat. from Judah], region, Greco-Roman name for S Palestine. It varied in size in different periods. In the time of Jesus it was both…

Luhansk

(Encyclopedia) LuhanskLuhanskl&oomacr;hänskˈ [key], Rus. Lugansk, city (1989 pop. 497,000), capital of Luhansk region, E Ukraine, at the confluence of the Luhan and Vilkhivka rivers, in the…

Algarve

(Encyclopedia) AlgarveAlgarveəlgärˈvə [key], historic province, 1,958 sq mi (5,070 sq km), extreme S Portugal, coextensive with Faro dist. The capital is Faro, and other important cities are Silves,…

Alföld

(Encyclopedia) AlföldAlföldôlˈföld [key], Hun. Nagy-Alföld [Great Alföld], great central plain of Hungary extending into Serbia and W Romania. The level region is drained by the Tisza and Danube…