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Anshan

(Encyclopedia)Anshan änˈshänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,251,700), central Liaoning prov., China, on a branch of the South Liaoning RR. Its huge integrated iron and steel complex is the largest in China. It ...

Gunsan

(Encyclopedia)Gunsan or Kunsan go͝onˈsänˈ [key], Jap. Gunzan, city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW Sou...

Gramsci, Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Gramsci, Antonio antônˈyô grämˈshē [key], 1891–1937, Italian political leader and theoretician. Originally a member of the Socialist party and a cofounder (1919) of the left-wing paper L'Ordin...

gilding

(Encyclopedia)gilding, process of applying a thin layer of real or imitation gold to a surface. The process is employed on wood, metal, ivory, leather, paper, glass, porcelain, and fabrics and is used to embellish ...

Joplin

(Encyclopedia)Joplin jŏpˈlĭn [key], city (1990 pop. 40,961), Jasper and Newton counties, SW Mo., at the edge of the Ozarks; settled c.1839, inc. 1873. It is a railroad center, the shipping and processing point o...

Ogden, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Ogden, city (1990 pop. 63,909), seat of Weber co., N Utah, at the confluence of the Ogden and Weber rivers; inc. 1851. Aerospace industries and Hill Air Force Base are the major employers. There is we...

negotiable instrument

(Encyclopedia)negotiable instrument, bill of exchange, check, promissory note, or other written contract for payment that may serve as a substitute for money. It is simple in form and easy to transfer. Transfer of ...

paraffin

(Encyclopedia)paraffin, white, more-or-less translucent, odorless, tasteless, waxy solid. It melts between 47℃ and 65℃ and is insoluble in water but soluble in ether, benzene, and certain esters. Paraffin is un...

Bury

(Encyclopedia)Bury bĕˈrē [key], metropolitan borough, NE England, located in the Manchester metropolitan...

Billings

(Encyclopedia)Billings, city (2020 pop. 117,116), seat of Yellowstone co., S Mont., on the Yellowstone River, in a valley surrounded by seven mountain ranges; inc. as...