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(Encyclopedia) TemiscamingTemiscamingtəmĭsˈkəmĭng [key], TémiscamingueTemiscamingtāmĭskämăNgˈ [key], or TimiskamingTemiscamingtĭmĭsˈkəmĭng [key], town (1991 pop. 2,944), SW Que., Canada, at the south…Kyzyl Kum
(Encyclopedia) Kyzyl Kum or Kizil KumKizil Kumboth: kəzŭlˈ k&oomacr;m [key] [Turk.,=red sand], desert, c.115,000 sq mi (297,900 sq km), in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This vast region SE of the…Leninogor
(Encyclopedia) LeninogorLeninogorlənēnˈəgôrˌ [key], formerly LeninogorskLeninogorsklyĕˌnyĭnəgôrskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 68,706), NE Kazakhstan, in the Altai Mts. It is a mining center in an area…Hsinchu
(Encyclopedia) Hsinchu or Hsin-chu Hsinchu both: shĭnˈj&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, NW Taiwan. The city and surrounding…Kamloops
(Encyclopedia) KamloopsKamloopskămˈl&oomacr;ps [key], city (1991 pop. 67,057), S British Columbia, Canada, at the junction of the North Thompson and South Thompson rivers. A trading post was…Nevelson, Louise
(Encyclopedia) Nevelson, Louise, 1900–1988, American sculptor, b. Kiev, Russia. Using odd pieces of wood, found objects, cast metal and other materials, Nevelson constructed huge walls or enclosed…Moser-Pröll, Annemarie
(Encyclopedia) Moser-Pröll, Annemarie, 1953–, Austrian skier. One of the world's greatest Alpine skiers, Moser-Pröll dominated women's skiing in the 1970s, and her 62 World Cup wins from 1970 through…Muallaqat
(Encyclopedia) MuallaqatMuallaqatm&oomacr;älˌäkätˈ [key], Pre-Islamic Arabic anthology compiled by the scholar Hammad al Rawiya (d. c.775). comprised of poems that were written in gold letters…Copiapó
(Encyclopedia) CopiapóCopiapókōpyäpōˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 79,268), capital of Atacama region, N central Chile, on the Copiapó River. An industrial city at the southern edge of the Atacama…Danaë
(Encyclopedia) DanaëDanaëdănˈāē [key], in Greek legend, daughter of Acrisius. When it was prophesied that Danaë's son would kill Acrisius, her father imprisoned her in a bronze tower. However, Zeus…Trending
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