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(Encyclopedia) Mawlamyine mo͝olmānˈ, mōl– [key], city (1983 pop. 219,991), SE Myanmar, near the mouth of the Thanlwin (Salween) River; the third largest city of Myanmar and the capital of Mon State. A river po...

(Encyclopedia) Shimane shĭmäˈnā [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 781,005), SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. Matsue (the capital), Hamada, and Izumo are the most important cities. Stock raising, lumbering, and ...

(Encyclopedia) Chuncheon or Chunchon cho͞onˈchônˈ [key], city, capital of Gangwon (Kangwon) prov., N...

(Encyclopedia) Karur kəro͞orˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 113,669), Tamil Nadu state, S central India. Milled rice, cotton fabrics, and brassware are the city's chief products. According to Hindu legend, Brahma began ...

(Encyclopedia) Trent Canal, waterway system, 240 mi (386 km) long, S Ont., Canada, connecting Lake Ontario, from the Bay of Quinte, with Lake Huron at Georgian Bay; built 1833–48. It utilizes the Trent River to Ri...

(Encyclopedia) Rupp, George Erik, 1942–, American educator and theologian, b. Summit, N.J. He studied in Germany before graduating from Princeton. He earned a B.D. degree from Yale Univ. and a doctorate from Harva...

(Encyclopedia) Ganghwa, Kanghwa, or Kanghoa all: gängˈhwäˈ [key], administrative district, 163 sq m...

(Encyclopedia) Gyeonggi or Kyonggi gyŭngˈgēˈ [key], province, NW South Korea. Suwon is the capital. The province ...

(Encyclopedia) Chandrapur chänˈdə [key], city, Maharashtra state, central India, on the Irar River. It is a ...

(Encyclopedia) Pathein bəsēnˈ, –sānˈ [key], town (1983 pop. 144,092), capital of Ayeyarwady region, S Myanmar, on the Pathein River. Lying at the western edge of the Ayeyarwady delta, Pathein is accessible to...