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Carrantuohill

(Encyclopedia)Carrantuohill kăˌrənto͞oˈəl [key], mountain, 3,414 ft (1,041 m) high, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks; highest peak in Ireland. ...

Ezion-geber

(Encyclopedia)Ezion-geber –gāˈ– [key] [both: Heb.,=giant's backbone], ancient port, on the Gulf of Aqaba. The site, near Aqaba, is now some distance from the shore, which is advancing. The Bible reveals the e...

Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil

(Encyclopedia)Rio de Janeiro rēˈō də zhänāˈrō, Port. rēˈo͝o ᵺĭ zhənĕēˈro͝o [key] [Port.,=river of January], city (1990 pop. 5,533,011; 1995 metropolitan area est. pop. 10,181,000), capital of Rio...

Aš

(Encyclopedia)Aš or Asch both: äsh [key], city, W Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the Bavarian border. It is a textile center and also manufactures lace, woolens, embroidery, and carpets. ...

Mirny

(Encyclopedia)Mirny mērˈnē [key], town, NE Siberian Russia, in Sakha Republic. Founded in 1956, when diamonds were discovered, Mirny grew rapidly and is now the center of the Russian diamond-mining industry. ...

Macgillicuddy's Reeks

(Encyclopedia)Macgillicuddy's Reeks məgĭlˈəkŭdˈēz rēks [key], highest mountain range of Ireland, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. It includes Carrantuohill and other peaks more than 3,000 ft (914 m) high....

Baní

(Encyclopedia)Baní bänēˈ [key], city, Peravia prov., S Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and man...

Trutnov

(Encyclopedia)Trutnov tro͝otˈnôf [key], Ger. Trautenau, city (1991 pop. 31,999), N central Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the Polish border. It is a center of the Czech linen industry. ...

Františkovy Láznĕ

(Encyclopedia)Františkovy Láznĕ fränˈtĭshkôvĭ läzˈnyĕ [key], Ger. Franzensbad, town, NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia. It is a famous spa with numerous mineral springs. There are extensive peat deposits in ...

Donnybrook

(Encyclopedia)Donnybrook, parish and suburb of Dublin, Co. Dublin, E central Republic of Ireland. It was famous for its annual fair, licensed by King John of England in 1204 and suppressed in 1855 because of its di...