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(Encyclopedia) LincolnshireLincolnshirelĭngˈkənshĭr [key], county (1991 pop. 573,900), 2,662 sq mi (6,895 sq km), E England, on the North Sea and The Wash. The county seat is Lincoln. It was formerly…Cresson, Edith
(Encyclopedia) Cresson, EdithCresson, Edithādētˈ krĕsōNˈ [key], 1934–, French politician, b. Edith Campion. After studying at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, she became a consultant in…Delmarva
(Encyclopedia) DelmarvaDelmarvadĕlmärˈvə [key], peninsula, c.180 mi (290 km) long, separating Chesapeake Bay on the west from Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean on the east; named for the three…chamber of commerce
(Encyclopedia) chamber of commerce, local association of business people organized to promote the welfare of their community, especially its commercial interests. Each chamber of commerce usually has…Dubrovnik
(Encyclopedia) Dubrovnik Dubrovnik d&oomacr;ˈbrôvnĭk [key], Ital. Ragusa, city, in extreme S Croatia, on a…Donegal, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Donegal Donegal dŏnˌĭgôlˈ, dŭnˌ– [key], county, 1,865 sq mi (4,830 sq…Aegina, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia) Aegina or Aíyina Aíyina āˈyēnä [key], island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), off SE Greece, in the Saronic Gulf (or Gulf of Aegina), near Athens. Sponge fishing…Ceuta
(Encyclopedia) Ceuta Ceuta thā&oomacr;ˈtä [key], autonomous city, c.7 sq mi (19 sq km), NW Africa, a possession of…Bouteflika, Abdelaziz
(Encyclopedia) Bouteflika, AbdelazizBouteflika, Abdelazizäbdĕlˈäzēzˌ b&oomacr;tĕflĕkäˈ [key], 1937–, Algerian political leader. He fought against the French in the National Liberation Army and…Uzhhorod
(Encyclopedia) UzhhorodUzhhorod&oobreve;zhˈhôrôtˌ [key], Czech Užhorod, Rus. Uzhgorod, Hung. Ungvár, city (1989 pop. 117,000), capital of Transcarpathian Region, SW Ukraine, in the SW Carpathian…