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Hoopa

(Encyclopedia) Hoopa ho͞oˈpə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Athabascan branch of the Nadene linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the 19th cent. they occupied the valle...

Iowa, state, United States

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 Iowa īˈəwə [key], midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska and South Dako...

Arkansas, state, United States

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 Arkansas ärˈkənsôˌ, ärkănˈzŭs [key], state in the south-central United States. It is bordered by Tennessee and Mississippi, across the Mississippi River (E), Louisiana (S), Texas and O...

United States, Great Seal of the

(Encyclopedia) United States, Great Seal of the, official impression that validates a United States government document. It was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1782 and, with only minor changes in the design,...

Senegal, river, Africa

(Encyclopedia) Senegal sĕnĭgôlˈ, sĕnˈĭgôl [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers, both of which rise in the Fouta Djallon, N G...

Garden City, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Garden City. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,289), Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry, distribution center, and industrial city on the Savannah River; inc. ...
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