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Monaghan, county, Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Monaghan mŏnˈəhən, –hănˌ [key], county (1991 pop. 51,293), 498 sq mi (1,290 sq km), N Republic of Ireland, bordered on the N by Northern Ireland. The county seat is Monaghan. The northwest por...Ireland, Republic of
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Ireland, Republic of, Gaelic, Eire, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,700,000), 27,136 sq mi (70,282 sq km). It occupies all but the northeastern corner of the island of Ireland in the British Isles. ...Northern Dvina
(Encyclopedia)Northern Dvina, river: see Dvina (Northern Dvina). ...Faulkner, Brian
(Encyclopedia)Faulkner, Brian fôkˈnər [key], 1921–77, Northern Irish politician. A Protestant businessman, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Parliament as a Unionist in 1949. As minister of home affairs (...Northern Territory
(Encyclopedia)Northern Territory, territory (2016 pop. 228,833), 520,280 sq mi (1,347,525 sq km), N central Australia. It is bounded on the N by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Darwin i...Northern Cross
(Encyclopedia)Northern Cross: see Cygnus.Northern Rhodesia
(Encyclopedia)Northern Rhodesia: see Zambia.Northern Crown
(Encyclopedia)Northern Crown: see Corona Borealis. ...northern lights
(Encyclopedia)northern lights: see aurora borealis. ...Northern Land
(Encyclopedia)Northern Land: see Severnaya Zemlya, Russia. ...Browse by Subject
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