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Dongting

(Encyclopedia) Dongting or TungtingDongtingboth: d&oobreve;ngˈtĭngˈ [key], shallow lake, Hunan prov., SE China; one of China's largest lakes. It is fed by the Yuan, Zi, Xiang, and many smaller…

Yining

(Encyclopedia) YiningYiningyēˈnĭngˈ [key] or GuljaYiningg&oobreve;lˈjäˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 197,500), W Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Ili River in the Dzungarian basin.…

coltsfoot

(Encyclopedia) coltsfoot, Eurasian perennial herb (Tussilago farfara) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), now a widespread weed in most northern lands. The scaly flower stalk bears a yellow…

Kozhikode

(Encyclopedia) KozhikodeKozhikodekōˈzhəkōdˌ [key] or CalicutCalicutkăˈlĭkət [key], city (1991 pop. 419,531), Kerala state, SW India, on the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Once the leading port of…

Guwahati

(Encyclopedia) Guwahati Guwahati g&oomacr;ˈwəhäˌtē [key] or Gauhati Guwahati…