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Naperville

(Encyclopedia)Naperville nāˈpərvĭl [key], city (1990 pop. 85,351), Du Page co., NE Ill., on the Du Page River, in a farm area; settled 1831–32, inc. as a city 1890. It is a major office and corporate center t...

Kolettes, Ioannis

(Encyclopedia)Kolettes, Ioannis yō-äˈnēs kôlĕtˈās [key], 1773–1847, Greek political leader. A major political figure both during and after the Greek War of Independence. His cynical, opportunistic policie...

Navajo Dam

(Encyclopedia)Navajo Dam, 402 ft (123 m) high and 3,648 ft (1,112 m) long, NW N.Mex., on the San Juan River, near the Colo. line; built 1958–63 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The dam, a major unit of the Colo...

Adana, Plain of

(Encyclopedia)Adana, Plain of äˈdänäˌ [key], fertile region along the Mediterranean coast, S central Turkey. It has a subtropical climate and receives rainfall mainly during the autumn and winter months. The p...

Tepic

(Encyclopedia)Tepic tāpēkˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 206,967), capital of Nayarit state, W Mexico, on the Tepic River. A commercial center on the coastal line of the Mexican National Railways and on a major highway...

Tienen

(Encyclopedia)Tienen or Thienen both: tēˈnən [key], Fr. Tirlemont, commune (1991 est. pop. 31,567), Flemish Brabant prov., central Belgium. It is a commercial and industrial center, with a major beet-sugar refin...

Semarang

(Encyclopedia)Semarang səmäˈräng [key], city (1990 pop. 1,249,230), capital of Central Java prov., N Java, Indonesia, on the Java Sea and at the mouth of the Semarang River. An important port, it is one of the ...

Barossa Valley

(Encyclopedia)Barossa Valley bərôˈsə [key], region of South Australia, S Australia. A major area of wine production 40 mi (64 km) NE of Adelaide, the valley was named by Colonel William Light for the British vi...

Collins, Eddie

(Encyclopedia)Collins, Eddie (Edward Trowbridge Collins), 1887–1951, American baseball player, b. Millerton, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1907. One of the game's great second basemen, he was active in the American Leagu...

Colville, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Colville, river, c.375 mi (600 km) long, rising in the De Long Mts. of the Brooks Range, NW Alaska, and flowing across the tundra, east then north, to the Arctic Ocean. All of its major tributaries ri...