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Bartram, John
(Encyclopedia)Bartram, John bärˈtrəm [key], 1699–1777, pioneer American botanist, b. near Darby, Pa. He had no formal schooling but possessed a keen mind and a great interest in plants. In 1728 he purchased la...Sindh
(Encyclopedia)Sindh, province, Pakistan: see Sind. ...Pars
(Encyclopedia)Pars, ancient province, Iran: see Fars. ...Irian Jaya
(Encyclopedia)Irian Jaya, province, Indonesia: see Papua. ...Che-chiang
(Encyclopedia)Che-chiang: see Zhejiang, province, China. ...Shaba
(Encyclopedia)Shaba: see Katanga, former province, Congo (Kinshasa). ...Scott, Walter
(Encyclopedia)Scott, Walter, 1867–1938, Canadian journalist and political leader, b. Ontario. A newspaper editor and publisher, he became (1900) a member of the House of Commons from Assiniboia West and was instr...Malheur
(Encyclopedia)Malheur məlo͝orˈ [key], river, c.165 mi (270 km) long, rising in several branches in the Strawberry Mts., E Oregon. The united stream flows generally NE to the Snake River at Ontario. There are flo...Northern Cape
(Encyclopedia)Northern Cape, province (2011 pop. 1,145,861), 144,015 sq mi (372,889 sq km), NW South Africa. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid constitution, Northern Cape was created from the northern po...Agra
(Encyclopedia)Agra äˈgrə, ăgˈrə [key], former province, N central India. The presidency, or province, of Agra was created in 1833 when the British partitioned the Bengal presidenc...Browse by Subject
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