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(Encyclopedia) TarpeiaTarpeiatärpēˈyə [key], in Roman legend, a Roman woman who betrayed her city to the Sabines for what they wore on their left arms (their gold bracelets). As they entered Rome…Tete
(Encyclopedia) TeteTetetāˈtə, tāˈtā [key], town (1997 pop. 101,984), capital of Tete province, W central Mozambique, on the Zambezi River. It is a trade center, with a bridge across that Zambezi that…Goiás
(Encyclopedia) Goiás Goiás goi-äsˈ [key], state, 211,941 sq mi (548,927 sq km), central Brazil. Goiânia is the capital…malleability
(Encyclopedia) malleability, property of a metal describing the ease with which it can be hammered, forged, pressed, or rolled into thin sheets. Metals vary in this respect; pure gold is the most…Magadan
(Encyclopedia) MagadanMagadanməgədänˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 152,000), capital of Magadan region, Russian Far East, a port on the Sea of Okhotsk. It has shipyards, canning factories, and a major…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…Aldan, river, Russia
(Encyclopedia) Aldan, river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising in the Stanovoy Range, Sakha Republic, SE Siberian Russia. It flows north and east, past Tommot and around the Aldan Plateau, before…Burhanpur
(Encyclopedia) Burhanpur Burhanpur bûrˈhänp&oomacr;rˌ [key], city, Madhya Pradesh state, W central India, on the…Boscoreale
(Encyclopedia) Boscoreale Boscoreale bôsˌkōrā-äˈlā [key], town, in Campania, S Italy, at the foot of Vesuvius. Roman…Bingham Canyon
(Encyclopedia) Bingham Canyon or Bingham, uninc. village, N central Utah, near Tooele, in a canyon of the Oquirrh Mts. SW of Salt Lake City. At first (1848) a farm of the Mormons Thomas and Sanford…Trending
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