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American University of Beirut

(Encyclopedia)American University of Beirut, at Beirut, Lebanon; English language; chartered by New York State in 1866 as Syrian Protestant College, rechartered 1920 as the American Univ. of Beirut. It has facultie...

Hyogo

(Encyclopedia)Hyogo hyōˈgō [key], prefecture, 3,213 sq mi (8,322 sq km), SW Honshu, Japan. Kobe is the capital. Iron, steel, tex...

Inglewood

(Encyclopedia)Inglewood, city (2020 pop. 107,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles, in an oil-producing area; founded 18...

Hamhung

(Encyclopedia)Hamhung hämˈho͝ongˈ [key], Jap. Kanko, city, capital of South Hamgyong prov., E central N...

Hattiesburg

(Encyclopedia)Hattiesburg, city (2020 pop. 48,730), seat of Forrest co., SE Miss., on the Leaf River; inc. 1884. It is the rail, trade, and industrial center of a far...

Heimlich maneuver

(Encyclopedia)Heimlich maneuver, emergency procedure used to treat choking victims whose airway is obstructed by food or another substance. It forces air from the lungs through the windpipe, pushing the obstruction...

Arboga

(Encyclopedia)Arboga ärˈbōˌgä [key], town, Västmanland co., S Sweden, on the Arboga River, near Lake Hjälmaren. It is a transportation, industrial, and tourist center. Manufactur...

Kecskemét

(Encyclopedia)Kecskemét kĕchˈkĕmāt [key], city (1991 est. pop. 103,600), central Hungary, in a fruit-growing region. It is a county administrative center, a road and rail hub, and a manufacturing city whose in...

Stavropol

(Encyclopedia)Stavropol stäˈvrəpəl [key], city (1989 pop. 318,000), capital of Stavropol Territory, S European Russia, on the Stavropol Plateau. It has machine-tool, wool, leather, grain milling, and food-proce...

Sterlitamak

(Encyclopedia)Sterlitamak styĭrlyētəmäkˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 247,000), Bashkortostan, E European Russia, on the Belaya River. It is a port and the center of a chemical complex. Milling and construction equi...