(Encyclopedia) BékéscsabaBékéscsababāˈkāshchŏˌbŏ [key] or CsabaCsabachŏˌbŏ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 67,691), SE Hungary. In an agricultural region, Békéscsaba has various processing plants and…
(Encyclopedia) LérosLéroslĕˈrôs, lēˈrŏs [key], island (1991 pop. 8,059), c.20 sq mi (50 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Dodecanese. The port of Lakkíon, or Lakkí, was the naval base…
(Encyclopedia) PotiPotipôˈtyē [key], city (1989 pop. 50,922), W Georgia, on the Black Sea at the mouth of the Rion River. It is a port that ships manganese (from Chiatura), corn, lumber, and wine.…
(Encyclopedia) Daman and DiuDaman and Diudəmänˈ, dēˈ&oomacr; [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 158,059), 50 sq mi (130 sq km), W India, on the Arabian Sea, composed of two former…
WorldIsrael Intensifies Ground Offensive in Lebanon (Aug. 1): More than 7,000 additional troops enter southern Lebanon. U.S. General Gives Grim Report on Iraq (Aug. 3): Gen. John Abizaid, the…
(Encyclopedia) mazurkamazurkaməzûrˈkə, –z&oobreve;rˈ– [key], Polish national dance that spread to England and the United States at the beginning of the 19th cent. Danced by four or eight couples…
(Encyclopedia) SharonSharonshāˈrən, shârˈən [key], plain between the Samarian Hills of central Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, extending c.50 mi (80 km) from Jaffa to Caesarea, and mentioned…
LANDFILL SITESROLLING STEELSHEET STEELRECYCLING PAPERRECYCLED PLASTICBIODEGRADABLEFIND OUT MOREMany things we normally throw away can be recycled (used again), including paper, glass, metals,…
(Encyclopedia) chow chow, breed of powerful nonsporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose development was accomplished many centuries ago in China. It stands from 18 to 20 in. (45.7–50.8 cm)…
Celebrating Alaska’s birthday by Liz Olson Originally a Russian territory, Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867. The United States bought the Alaskan territory for $7,200,000—…
