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Poplar Bluff

(Encyclopedia)Poplar Bluff, city (1990 pop. 16,996), seat of Butler co., SE Mo., in the Ozark foothills, on the low bluffs of the Black River near the Ark. line; inc. 1870. It is a trade, shipping, and medical cent...

Porsgrunn

(Encyclopedia)Porsgrunn pôrsˈgro͝onˌ [key], town (1995 pop. 31,633), Telemark co., SE Norway, a port on the Frierfjord (an arm of the Skagerrak); chartered 1842. Manufactures include chemicals (including fertil...

Herisau

(Encyclopedia)Herisau hāˈrĭzou [key], town, capital of Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden half canton, NE Switzerla...

soot

(Encyclopedia)soot, black or dull brown deposit of fine powder resulting from incomplete combustion of fuel of high carbon content, e.g., coal, wood, and oil. It consists chiefly of amorphous carbon and tarry subst...

Bastrop

(Encyclopedia)Bastrop băsˈtrŏpˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 9,711), seat of Morehouse parish, NE La.; founded ...

Piteşti

(Encyclopedia)Piteşti pētĕshtˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 174,790), S central Romania, in Walachia, on the Argesul River. It is the administrative and commercial center of the Argeş region and an important rail ju...

Wisconsin Rapids

(Encyclopedia)Wisconsin Rapids, city (1990 pop. 18,245), seat of Wood co., central Wis., on the Wisconsin River; inc. 1869. Paper, heating equipment, and steel castings are produced. Dairy farms, agriculture, and a...

Yuan

(Encyclopedia)Yuan yüän [key], river, 540 mi (869 km) long, rising in S Guizhou prov. and flowing generally NE to Donting lake, Hunan prov., SE China. Navigation above Changde is limited by rapids to small craft....

Gill, Eric Rowland

(Encyclopedia)Gill, Eric Rowland, 1882–1940, English sculptor, wood engraver, typographer, and writer. His sculpture includes Stations of the Cross (Westminster Cathedral, London); Prospero and Ariel (Broadcastin...

Ganzhou

(Encyclopedia)Ganzhou or Kanchow both: gänˈjōˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 239,400), SW Jiangxi prov., China, on the Gan River. It is a large transportation, distribution, and commercial center. Fertilizer and ...