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Kislovodsk

(Encyclopedia)Kislovodsk kēsləvôtskˈ [key] [Rus.,=sour water], city (1989 pop. 114,000), S European Russia, in the N Caucasus Mts. It is a famous health resort with mineral springs, sanatoriums, and a physico-t...

Harrogate

(Encyclopedia)Harrogate hărˈōgĭt, –gāt [key], city, North Yorkshire, N central England. It is residential with a ...

Bad Reichenhall

(Encyclopedia)Bad Reichenhall bät rīˈkhənhäl [key] or Reichenhall, town, Bavaria, S central Germany, on ...

United Irishmen

(Encyclopedia)United Irishmen or United Irish Society, Irish political organization. It was founded at Belfast in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone. Disgruntled by the use of English patronage to control Irish politics, ...

African Union

(Encyclopedia)African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU, with greater power...

OECD

(Encyclopedia)OECD: see Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. ...

UNESCO

(Encyclopedia)UNESCO: see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. ...

Partnership for Peace

(Encyclopedia)Partnership for Peace: see under North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...

Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty

(Encyclopedia)Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty: see Warsaw Treaty Organization. ...

oil industry

(Encyclopedia)oil industry, the business of discovering oil (petroleum), extracting it from the ground, refining it into a variety of products, and distributing it to the public. The development of the oil industry...