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Haute-Loire

(Encyclopedia)Haute-Loire ōt-lwär [key], department, S central France, largely in the Massif Central. Le ...

Morazán, Francisco

(Encyclopedia)Morazán, Francisco fränsēsˈkō mōräsänˈ [key], 1799–1842, Central American statesman, b. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He led the revolutionary army that overthrew (1829) the regime of Manuel José...

Hakone

(Encyclopedia)Hakone häˌkōˈnā [key], resort region, Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. Famous for its mountains, lakes, and hot springs, it is included in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, of which the c...

Qinling

(Encyclopedia)Qinling or Tsinling both: chĭnˈlĭngˈ [key], mountain range, outlier of the Kunlun Mts., between the Wei and Han rivers, Shaanxi prov., central China; Taibai shan (13,494 ft/4,113 m) is the highest...

Ellensburg

(Encyclopedia)Ellensburg, city (2020 pop. 18,666), seat of Kittitas co., central Wash., on the Yakima River; inc. 1886. It is the trade and processing center for a re...

Pul-i-Khumri

(Encyclopedia)Pul-i-Khumri or Pol-e Khomri both: po͝ol-ĭ-kho͝omrēˈ [key], town, capital of Baghlan prov., central Afghanistan. It is a trading center and a stopping place for trucks and caravans traveling to N...

Pekalongan

(Encyclopedia)Pekalongan pĕkˌälôngˈgän [key], city (1990 pop. 242,714), N central Java, Indonesia, on the Java Sea. It is a textile and batik center and the principal port for central Java; sugar, rubber, and...

Perthshire

(Encyclopedia)Perthshire or Perth, former county, central Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Perthshire was divided between the Tayside and Central regions. In the local government reorganization of ...

complex ion

(Encyclopedia)complex ion, charged molecular aggregate (see ion), consisting of a metallic atom or ion to which is attached one or more electron-donating molecules. In some complex ions, such as sulfate, SO4−2, t...

Gath-rimmon

(Encyclopedia)Gath-rimmon găth-rĭmˈən [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, W central ancient Palestine. 2 Town, central ancient Palestine. It may also be an erroneous transcription of Ibleam. ...