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Haute-Vienne
(Encyclopedia)Haute-Vienne ōt-vyĕn [key], department, central France, in the Massif Central. Limoges is the capital. ...Hauts-de-Seine
(Encyclopedia)Hauts-de-Seine ōt-də-sĕn [key], department, N central France, W of Paris. Nanterre is the capital. ...Gironde, department, France
(Encyclopedia)Gironde zhērôNdˈ [key], department, SW France, on the Bay of Biscay. Bordeaux is the capital. ...Ismail, sultan of Morocco
(Encyclopedia)Ismail, 1646?–1727, sultan of Morocco (1672–1727). He organized corps of Sudanese to subdue the revolts that followed his accession. He attacked Christian strongholds in Morocco, regaining Larache...Jabal Shammar
(Encyclopedia)Jabal Shammar jäˈbäl shăˈmər [key], former emirate, N Saudi Arabia. Its capital was at Hail. In 1921, Ibn Saud conquered the forces of the emir, Ibn Rashid, and annexed the territory to his king...Loiret
(Encyclopedia)Loiret lwärāˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 580,612), N central France, partly in Orléanais. Orléans is the capital. ...Lot, department, France
(Encyclopedia)Lot lôt [key], department (1990 pop. 156,100), S central France, in Quercy. Cahors is the capital. ...Maebashi
(Encyclopedia)Maebashi mäāˈbäshē [key], city (1990 pop. 286,261), capital of Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. Now a silk textile center, it was formerly the castle town of the Matsud...Chitré
(Encyclopedia)Chitré chētrāˈ [key], city, S Panama, near the Gulf of Panama. It is capital of the Herre...Charente, department, France
(Encyclopedia)Charente shäräNtˈ [key], department, W France. The capital is Angoulême. The brandy disti...Browse by Subject
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