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Spaulding, C. C.

(Encyclopedia)Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton Spaulding), 1874–1952, African-American insurance executive, b. Columbus co., N.C. In 1900, Spaulding, who had previously worked as a grocery-store manager and part...

Samsun

(Encyclopedia)Samsun sämso͞onˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 301,412), capital of Samsun prov., N Turkey, on the Black Sea. The most important Turkish port on the Black Sea, it is also a major tobacco-processing center...

Azawakh

(Encyclopedia)Azawakh, breed of long-legged, swift hound from the Sahel region of West Africa, particularly Burkino Faso, Mali, and Niger. Slim and elegant with a narrow, chiseled head, it stands from 23 to 29 in. ...

gumbo

(Encyclopedia)gumbo, another name for okra; also applied in the W United States to a rich, black, alkaline alluvial soil, which is soapy or sticky when wet. ...

golden glow

(Encyclopedia)golden glow: see black-eyed Susan. ...

Warrior

(Encyclopedia)Warrior, river, Ala.: see Black Warrior. ...

yellow daisy

(Encyclopedia)yellow daisy: see black-eyed Susan. ...

Harney Peak

(Encyclopedia)Harney Peak, S.Dak.: see Black Hills. ...

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