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(Encyclopedia) Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), former U.S. government agency established (1933) in the Dept. of Agriculture under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 as part of Franklin Delano Roos...

(Encyclopedia) Hubballi-Dharwad, formerly Hubli-Dharwad ho͝oˈblē-därˈvär [key], city, Karnataka (forme...

(Encyclopedia) Namibe mōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal, cotton, tobacco, frozen meat, hides, and skins are also sign...

(Encyclopedia) mohair, hair of the Angora goat or a large group of fabrics made from it, either wholly or in combination with wool, silk, or cotton. The Angora goat, native of Asia Minor for 2,000 years, is bred in ...

(Encyclopedia) Moultrie mōlˈtrē [key], city (1990 pop. 14,865), seat of Colquitt co., SW Ga., on the Ochlockonee River; inc. 1890. The town grew as a lumbering and naval stores center but is now a commercial prod...

(Encyclopedia) Dhar där [key], town, Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is a district administrative c...

(Encyclopedia) calico, plain weave cotton fabric in one or more colors. Calico, named for Calicut, India, where the fabric originated, was mentioned by historians before the Christian era and praised by early travel...

(Encyclopedia) Catamarca kätämärˈkä [key], city, capital of Catamarca prov., NW Argentina. It is an agr...

(Encyclopedia) Chimbote chimbōˈtē [key], city, capital Santa prov., Ancash dept., W Peru. A seaport on the ...

(Encyclopedia) College Station, city (2020 pop. 120,511), Brazos co., E central Tex.; inc. 1938. In a prosperous cattle and cotton producing area, College Station doub...