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Karroo

(Encyclopedia)Karroo or Karoo both: kəro͞oˈ, kä– [key], the semiarid plateaus of South Africa. The Little Karroo, in Western Cape, is located N of the Langeberg and Outeniqua Ranges and extends c.200 mi (320 ...

Saint Barts

(Encyclopedia)Saint Barts, island, West Indies: see Saint-Barthélemy. ...

ECOWAS

(Encyclopedia)ECOWAS: see Economic Community of West African States. ...

retrograde motion

(Encyclopedia)retrograde motion, in astronomy, real or apparent movement of a planet, dwarf planet, moon, asteroid, or comet from east to west relative to the fixed stars. The most common direction of motion in the...

frontier

(Encyclopedia)frontier, in U.S. history, the border area of settlement of Europeans and their descendants; it was vital in the conquest of the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific. The importance of the westwa...

Silk Road

(Encyclopedia)Silk Road, ancient overland trade route linking Asia and Europe, consisting of a network of caravan routes running from China across central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean. Its starting point...

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

(Encyclopedia)Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: see under West Indies Federation. ...

Louis the Pious

(Encyclopedia)Louis the Pious: see Louis I, emperor of the West. ...

Charles the Great

(Encyclopedia)Charles the Great, Frankish king, emperor of the West: see Charlemagne. ...

Louis I, French king

(Encyclopedia)Louis I, French king: see Louis I, emperor of the West. ...