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(Encyclopedia) Koper kôˈpĕr [key], Ital. Capodistria, town (1991 pop. 24,704), in Slovenia, on the Istrian peninsula in the Gulf of Trieste. It is a fishing port and has salt mines and a radio factory. From 1278 ...

(Encyclopedia) Ulan-Ude o͞olänˌ-o͞odĕˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 353,000), capital of the Buryat Republic, SE Siberian Russia, on the Selenga River near its confluence with the Uda. A major transportation hub, it...

(Encyclopedia) Santiago de los Caballeros dā lōs käbäyāˈrōs [key], city (1993 pop. 364,859), N Dominican Republic, on the Yaque del Norte River. The second most important city in the country, it is a rail and...

(Encyclopedia) Erne ûrn [key], river, 72 mi (116 km) long, rising in Lough Gowna, Co. Longford, N Republic of Ireland. It flows NW through SW Northern Ireland, then back through the Republic before entering the Atl...

(Encyclopedia) Muckross, Republic of Ireland: see Killarney. ...

(Encyclopedia) Mährisch Ostrau: see Ostrava, Czech Republic. ...

(Encyclopedia) Marienbad: see Mariánské Láznĕ, Czech Republic. ...

(Encyclopedia) Moldau: see Vltava, river, Czech Republic. ...

(Encyclopedia) Moravská Ostrava, Czech Republic: see Ostrava. ...

(Encyclopedia) Mountain-Altai: see Altai Republic, Russia. ...