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Kilkenny, county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Kilkenny kĭlkĕnˈē [key], Gaelic Cill Chainnigh, county (1991 pop. 73,635), 796 sq mi (2,062 sq km), S Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Kilkenny. The region is mainly a rolling plain, part o...

Central Provinces and Berar

(Encyclopedia)Central Provinces and Berar: see Madhya Pradesh. ...

Tipperary , county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Tipperary tĭpˌərârˈē [key], county (1991 pop. 132,772), 1,643 sq mi (4,255 sq km), S central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Tipperary. Administratively, the county is divided into North...

Friedland, town, Czech Republic

(Encyclopedia)Friedland: see Frýdlant, Czech Republic. ...

Eger, city, Czech Republic

(Encyclopedia)Eger, Czech Republic: see Cheb.

Ga, black African ethnic group

(Encyclopedia)Ga gä [key], black African ethnic group, SE Ghana. The Ga speak a Kwa language and, together with the closely related Adangme, number over 1 million. Inheritance and succession to public office are d...

Panama, country, Central America

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Panama pănˈəmäˌ [key], Span. Panamá, officially Republic of Panama, republic (2015 est. pop. 3,657,000), 29,760 sq mi (77,081 sq km), occupying the Isthmus of Panama, which connects Centr...

Carlsbad, city, Czech Republic

(Encyclopedia)Carlsbad: see Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. ...

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic

(Encyclopedia)Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic or Moldavia: see Moldova. ...

Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic

(Encyclopedia)Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic or Kirghizia: see Kyrgyzstan. ...