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Sindh

(Encyclopedia)Sindh, province, Pakistan: see Sind. ...

Charlesbourg

(Encyclopedia)Charlesbourg shärlˈbo͝org [key], city, S Que., Canada. It is a northern suburb of Quebec city. One ...

North Brabant

(Encyclopedia)North Brabant brəbăntˈ [key], Du. Noordbrabant, province (1994 pop. 2,259,800), c.1,920 sq mi (4,970 sq km), S Netherlands, bordering on Belgium in the south and on Germany in the east. The capital...

Lower Canada

(Encyclopedia)Lower Canada: see Quebec, province, Canada. ...

Che-chiang

(Encyclopedia)Che-chiang: see Zhejiang, province, China. ...

Pars

(Encyclopedia)Pars, ancient province, Iran: see Fars. ...

Irian Jaya

(Encyclopedia)Irian Jaya, province, Indonesia: see Papua. ...

Meech Lake Accord

(Encyclopedia)Meech Lake Accord, set of constitutional reforms designed to induce Quebec to accept the Canada Act. The Accord's five basic points, proposed by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa, include a guarantee of ...

Shaba

(Encyclopedia)Shaba: see Katanga, former province, Congo (Kinshasa). ...

Quezon

(Encyclopedia)Quezon, province (1990 pop. 1,372,445), E central Luzon, the Philippines. Lucena is the capital. A long, narrow province bordering on the Philippine Sea and containing in part the rugged Sierra Madre ...