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Saint Moritz
(Encyclopedia) Saint MoritzSaint Moritzsānt môrˈĭts, mərĭtsˈ [key], Ger. Sankt Moritz, town (1990 est. pop. 5,300), Grisons canton, SE Switzerland, in the Upper Engadine, on the Lake of St. Moritz.…Plombières
(Encyclopedia) PlombièresPlombièresplôNbyĕrˈ [key] or Plombières-les-BainsPlombières-les-Bains–lā-băN [key], village, Vosges dept., NE France, in the Vosges Mts. It is a fashionable spa, with…Eskişehir
(Encyclopedia) Eskişehir Eskişehir ĕskēˈshĕhērˌ [key], city, capital of Eskişehir prov., W central Turkey. An…upholstery
(Encyclopedia) upholstery, general term for household fittings, hangings, curtains, cushions, and covers. It refers to stuffed, padded, and spring-cushioned furniture, such as chairs and sofas, or to…Bulusan, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Bulusan, Mount, active stratovolcano, Sorsogon prov., S Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to 5,133 ft (1,565 m). Bounded on the W and S by other volcanic mountains, it is near the…travertine
(Encyclopedia) travertinetravertinetrăvˈərtĭn, –tēn [key], form of massive calcium carbonate, CaCO3, resulting from deposition by springs or rivers. It is often beautifully colored and banded as a…Castellammare di Stabia
(Encyclopedia) Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia kästĕlˌläm-mäˈrā dē stäˈbyä…geyser
(Encyclopedia) geysergeysergīˈzər [key] [Icel.], hot spring from which water and steam are ejected periodically to heights ranging from a few to several hundred feet. Notable geysers are found in…Witwatersrand
(Encyclopedia) WitwatersrandWitwatersrandwĭtwôˈtərzrăndˌ [key] [Afrik.,=white water ridge] or the Rand, region, Gauteng prov. (formerly a part of Transvaal), South Africa. The area, which forms the…March 2021 Current Events: US News
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