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Santa Gertrudis cattle
(Encyclopedia)Santa Gertrudis cattle, breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows (see Shorthorn cattle) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle); the breed was developed by Robert J. Kleberg, Jr...Bogotá
(Encyclopedia)Bogotá bōgōtäˈ [key], city (2021 metro area est. pop. 11,167,000), central Colombia, cap...Naples, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia)Naples, Ital. Napoli, city (1991 pop. 1,067,365), capital of Campania and of Naples prov., S central Italy, on the Bay of Naples, an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a major seaport, with shipyards, a...Independence
(Encyclopedia)Independence. 1 City (2020 pop. 6,064), seat of Buchanan co., NE Iowa; founded 1847. Located on the Wapsipinicon River, the town's grist mill ...Cornwall, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Cornwall, industrial city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It manufactures cotton and rayon textiles, paper, chemicals, furniture, and elect...Paraná, river, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina
(Encyclopedia)Paraná, river, c.2,000 mi (3,200 km) long, formed by the junction of the Paranaíba and the Rio Grande, SE Brazil. It has the second largest drainage system in South America. It flows generally south...Palo Alto, city, California
(Encyclopedia)Palo Alto pălˈō ălˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries...Santa Cruz de Tenerife
(Encyclopedia)Santa Cruz de Tenerife dā tānārēˈfā [key], city (1990 pop. 222,892), capital of Santa Cruz de Tenerife prov., Spain, a port on Tenerife island in the Canary Islands. Vegetables, tobacco, and ban...shopping center
(Encyclopedia)shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marke...Santa Cruz de la Sierra
(Encyclopedia)Santa Cruz de la Sierra ᵺā lä sēĕrˈä [key], city (1992 pop. 697,278), capital of Santa Cruz dept., central Bolivia, on the Piray River. A trade and processing center for sugar, rice, cotton, f...Browse by Subject
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