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Brakpan
(Encyclopedia) BrakpanBrakpanbrăkˈpăn [key], city, now part of Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality, Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. It is a gold- and coal-mining center and has an ironworks. There…Helena
(Encyclopedia) Helena. 1 City (2020 pop. 20,633), Jefferson and Shelby cos., central Ala.; inc. 1877. White settlers began to occupy the area after…Brewer's: Canvas City
(A). A military encampment. “The Grand Master assented, and they proceeded accordingly, ... avoiding the most inhabited parts of the canvas city.” —Sir W. Scott: The Talisman, chap. x. “In…Masbate
(Encyclopedia) MasbateMasbatemäsbäˈtā [key], island, 1,262 sq mi (3,269 sq km), the Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands, S of SE Luzon. Gold, which has been mined there for centuries, is still…Omagh
(Encyclopedia) OmaghOmaghōˈmä [key], town (1991 pop. 14,627), Omagh dist., W Northern Ireland, on the Strule River. The town is a farm market. Dairy products are processed and shirts are manufactured…Gippsland
(Encyclopedia) GippslandGippslandgĭpsˈlănd [key], geographical area, 13,655 sq mi (35,366 sq km), Victoria, SE Australia, E of Melbourne. There are deposits of coal, oil and natural gas (offshore),…Leadville
(Encyclopedia) LeadvilleLeadvillelĕdˈvĭl [key], mining city (1990 pop. 2,629), alt. c.10,200 ft (3,110 m), seat of Lake co., central Colo., near the headwaters of the Arkansas River, in the Rocky Mts…Boutwell, George Sewall
(Encyclopedia) Boutwell, George SewallBoutwell, George Sewalls&oomacr;ˈəl boutˈwəl, –wĕl [key], 1818–1905, American politician, b. Brookline, Mass. He served seven terms in the Massachusetts…The Iliad of Homer: The Second Battle, and the Distress of the Greeks
The Single Combat of Hector and Ajax. The Embassy to Achilles. The Second Battle, and the Distress of the Greeks. Jupiter assembles a council of the deities, and threatens them with…Miass
(Encyclopedia) MiassMiassmēäsˈ [key], river (c.390 mi/630 km long), W Siberian Russia. It rises in the eastern slopes of the S Urals and flows N and NE past Chelyabinsk into the Iset, a tributary of…Trending
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