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Çatalhöyük
(Encyclopedia) ÇatalhöyükÇatalhöyükchätäalˈhöyükˈ [key] or ÇatalhüyükÇatalhöyük–hü– [key], Neolithic settlement on the Konya Plain in S Turkey that flourished c.6500–c.5800 b.c. The site, first…Pompeius, Sextus
(Encyclopedia) Pompeius, SextusPompeius, Sextussĕkˈstəs pŏmpāˈəs [key], d. 35 b.c., Roman commander; one of the sons of Pompey the Great. He fought for his father at Pharsalus, then went to Egypt and…Zeist
(Encyclopedia) ZeistZeistzīst [key], city (1994 pop. 59,258), Utrecht prov., central Netherlands, near Utrecht. It is largely residential; manufactures include pharmaceuticals and furniture. A…Pudsey
(Encyclopedia) PudseyPudseypŭdˈsē, –zē [key], town (1991 pop. 42,886), Leeds metropolitan district, N England. The town is a center of woolen and textile industries. A Moravian school and settlement…Gederah
(Encyclopedia) GederahGederahgēdēˈrə, gĕdˈ– [key], town, SW ancient Palestine. It is mentioned in the Book of Joshua. Modern Gederah (Israel) has been the site of a Zionist agricultural settlement…Tewksbury
(Encyclopedia) Tewksbury, town (1990 pop. 27,266), Middlesex co., NE Mass.; settled 1637, set off from Billerica and inc. 1734. It was once the site of a Native American settlement. Primarily…Green Bay, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Green Bay, city (2020 pop. 107,395), seat of Brown co., NE Wis., at the mouth of the Fox River on Green Bay; inc. 1854. An important…Argall, Sir Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Argall, Sir SamuelArgall, Sir Samuelärˈgəl [key], d. 1626?, English ship captain, prominent in the early settlement of Virginia. He commanded a ship sent to Jamestown in 1609 and had…Juba, city, South Sudan
(Encyclopedia) JubaJubaj&oomacr;ˈbə [key], city (1993 pop. 114,980), capital and largest city of South Sudan, a port on the White Nile in the southern part of the country. It is the southern…Flint, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Flint, city (2020 pop. 81,252), seat of Genesee co., SE Mich., on the Flint River; inc. 1855. Since 1902 it has been an automobile-…Trending
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