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Ocean City
(Encyclopedia)Ocean City. 1 City (1990 pop. 5,146), Worcester co., SE Md., largest ocean resort in the state; inc. 1880. Ocean City is 28 mi (45 km) E of Salisbury and extends 10 mi (16 km) along a penisular barrie...Ocean Island
(Encyclopedia)Ocean Island, Kiribati: see Banaba. ...ocean perch
(Encyclopedia)ocean perch: see rockfish.ocean sunfish
(Encyclopedia)ocean sunfish: see puffer.Indian Head
(Encyclopedia)Indian Head, town, SE Sask., Canada, E of Regina. In a wheat-growing region, it has flour mills and grain elevators. A dominion experimental and forestr...Indian literature
(Encyclopedia)Indian literature. Oral literature in the vernacular languages of India is of great antiquity, but it was not until about the 16th cent. that an extensive written literature appeared. Chief factors in...Indian music
(Encyclopedia)Indian music, of India: see Hindu music. ...Indian Mutiny
(Encyclopedia)Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. It is also...Indian nut
(Encyclopedia)Indian nut: see pine nut.Indian paintbrush
(Encyclopedia)Indian paintbrush: see figwort.Browse by Subject
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