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71Chaco — /chah kaw/, n. 1. a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. ab. 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km). 2. See Gran Chaco. * * * (as used in expressions) Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco… …
72Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… …
73Maine — /mayn/, n. 1. a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 1,124,660; 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Cap.: Augusta. Abbr.: ME (for use with zip code), Me. 2. a historical region and former province in NW France. 3. (italics) a U.S.… …
74Sumatra — Sumatran, adj., n. /soo mah treuh/, n. a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 20,800,000; 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km). * * * Island (pop., 2000 including adjoining islands: 43,309,707), western Indonesia. It is one of the Sunda Islands… …
75Bosnia and Herzegovina — • Together, form the north western corner of the Balkan Peninsula Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina …
76Bithynia — was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine (today Black Sea).DescriptionSeveral major cities sat on the fertile shores of the Propontis (which is …
77Tagaytay City — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Tagaytay other name = native name = Lungsod ng Tagaytay nickname = The Philippines 2nd Summer Capital settlement type = City motto = imagesize = image caption = Scenic view of Taal Volcano flag size =… …
78Sicilian language — Infobox Language name=Sicilian nativename= sc. Sicilianu states= *flag|Calabria (Central and Southern) *Lecce (Apulia) *flag|Malta *) *flag|Sicily speakers=4.8 million (Gordon, 2005) rank=60 70 familycolor=Indo European fam2=Italic fam3=Romance… …
79Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
80Nelson, New Zealand — Nelson City Whakatū   Unitary authority   A view of Nelson from the Centre of New Zealand …
