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langue d'oc and langue d'oïl

(Encyclopedia)langue d'oc dôēlˈ [key], names of the two principal groups of medieval French dialects. Langue d'oc (literally, “language of yes”) was spoken south of a line running, roughly, from Bordeaux to ...

Transvaal

(Encyclopedia)Transvaal trănzvälˈ [key], former province, NE South Africa. With the new constitution of 1994, it was divided into Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), Pretoria-Wi...

Saskatchewan, province, Canada

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Saskatchewan səskăchˈəwən, –wänˌ, săsˌ– [key], province (2001 pop. 978,933), 251,700 sq mi (651,903 sq km), W Canada. Original inhabitants of Saskatchewan include tribes of three...

Free State

(Encyclopedia)Free State, formerly Orange Free State, province, 50,126 sq mi (129,825 sq km), E central South Africa. It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994...

Chinhae

(Encyclopedia)Chinhae, South Korea: see Jinhae.

Chinju

(Encyclopedia)Chinju, South Korea: see Jinju.

Cheju

(Encyclopedia)Cheju, South Korea: see Jeju.

Chonan

(Encyclopedia)Chonan, South Korea: see Cheonan. ...

Chongju

(Encyclopedia)Chongju, South Korea: see Cheongju. ...

Chonju

(Encyclopedia)Chonju, South Korea: see Jeonju.