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(Encyclopedia)oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is conc...Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
(Encyclopedia)Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, in U.S. history, resolutions passed in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts, which were enacted by the Federalists in 1798. The Jeffersonian Republicans first r...Mogul art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Mogul art and architecture: see Mughal art and architecture. ...Saint Christopher and Nevis
(Encyclopedia)Saint Christopher and Nevis: see Saint Kitts and Nevis. ...São Thomé and Principe
(Encyclopedia)São Thomé and Principe: see São Tomé and Principe. ...Tunb, Greater and Lesser
(Encyclopedia)Tunb, Greater and Lesser: see Greater and Lesser Tunb. ...hoof-and-mouth disease
(Encyclopedia)hoof-and-mouth disease: see foot-and-mouth disease. ...Arabian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Arabian art and architecture: see Islamic art and architecture. ...building and loan association
(Encyclopedia)building and loan association: see savings and loan association. ...black-and-tan coonhound
(Encyclopedia)black-and-tan coonhound: see coonhound, black-and-tan. ...Browse by Subject
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