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Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia)Geneva jənēˈvə [key], Fr. Genève, canton, 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surroun...European Launcher Development Organization
(Encyclopedia)European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO): see European Space Agency. ...European Space Research Organization
(Encyclopedia)European Space Research Organization (ESRO): see European Space Agency. ...Atomic Energy Agency, International
(Encyclopedia)Atomic Energy Agency, International (IAEA), independent intergovernmental organization established in 1957 under the aegis of the United Nations to promote safe, secure, and peaceful uses of atomic e...Education, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia)Education, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible for advising on educational plans and policies, providing assistance for education, and carrying out ...Organization of the Islamic Conference
(Encyclopedia)Organization of the Islamic Conference: see Organization of Islamic Cooperation. ...United States Military Academy
(Encyclopedia)United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the Corps of Engineers...national parks and monuments
(Encyclopedia)CE5 national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks and monuments und...State, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia)State, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible, under the President's direction, for the making and execution of American foreign policy. Before and ...Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
(Encyclopedia)Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, cultural and educational institution founded in 1823 in Brooklyn, N.Y., as the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library Association. The scope was broadened in 1843 and t...Browse by Subject
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