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Siemianowice Śląskie

(Encyclopedia) Siemianowice ŚląskieSiemianowice Śląskieshĕmyänôvēˈtsĕ shläNˈskyĕ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 80,600), Śląskie prov., S Poland. A center of the Katowice mining and industrial region,…

Sipilä, Juha Petri

(Encyclopedia) Sipilä, Juha Petri, 1961–, Finnish political leader, prime minister of Finland (2015–19). A business executive and one of Finland's wealthiest persons, he was first elected to the…

Paul, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Alice, 1885–1977, American feminist, b. Moorestown, N.J. She helped found the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (1913), which became the National Woman's party (1917). After…

Pazardzhik

(Encyclopedia) PazardzhikPazardzhikpäzärjĭkˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 82,904), S central Bulgaria, on the Maritsa River. A commercial center, its chief industries are textiles and food processing.…

South Shetland Islands

(Encyclopedia) South Shetland Islands, barren, snow-covered archipelago off N Antarctic Peninsula, W Antarctica; Livingston and King George islands are the largest. The South Shetlands were bases for…

fife, in music

(Encyclopedia) fife, small transverse flute with six to eight finger holes adopted for military music by Swiss regiments serving in France in the late 15th cent. The fife was used in the British army…

Colón, city, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) ColónColónkōlōnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 44,000), Matanzas prov., W central Cuba. It is a rail hub and commercial center for the surrounding agricultural region. Colón's sugar…

Cotopaxi

(Encyclopedia) CotopaxiCotopaxikōtōpăkˈsē [key], active volcano, 19,347 ft (5,897 m) high, N central Ecuador. A symmetrical snowcapped cone in the Andes, it is one of the highest volcanoes in the…

Aletsch

(Encyclopedia) AletschAletschäˈlĕch [key], glacier, 66 sq mi (171 sq km), 16 mi (26 km) long and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) wide, S central Switzerland, largest in the Alps. It lies between the Jungfrau and the…

Aguascalientes, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Aguascalientes, city, capital of Aguascalientes state, central Mexico. The city is a pleasant health resort, noted for its mineral waters and vineyards. Its industries…