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51Caraz District — Infobox District Peru district = Caraz image size = 200px image caption = Central plaza of Caraz cofarms = Caras escudo.jpg region = Ancash province = Huaylas Province founded = december 29 1856 capital = Caraz pop = 14,544 (1981 census) density …
52Pearson Thompson — (14 April 1794 22 November 1872) was an English solicitor and property developer who was responsible for the layout of a great part of Cheltenham, and of the Ladbroke Estate in London. He subsequently emigrated to Australia where he practiced law …
53Bavaria — /beuh vair ee euh/, n. a state in SE Germany: formerly a kingdom. 11,082,600; 27,239 sq. mi. (70,550 sq. km). Cap.: Munich. German, Bayern. * * * German Bayern State (pop., 2002 est.: 12,330,000), southern Germany. Conquered by the Romans in the… …
54Lugo — /looh gaw/, n. a city in NW Spain. 63,830. * * * ▪ Italy town, Emilia Romagna regione, northern Italy, just west of Ravenna. The arcaded marketplace, called the Pavaglione, and a 14th century castle converted into the town hall are notable …
55Warwickshire — /wawr ik shear , sheuhr, wor /, n. a county in central England. 471,800; 765 sq. mi. (1980 sq. km). Also called Warwick. * * * Administrative (pop., 2001: 505,885) and historic county, central England. As an administrative and geographic unit,… …
56watering — /waw teuhr ing, wot euhr /, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that waters. 2. a watered appearance on silk or other fabric. adj. 3. supplying water or used to water. 4. pertaining to medicinal springs or to a seabathing resort. [bef. 1000; ME (n …
57Balaton, Lake — Lake, Hungary. Southwest of Budapest, it is the largest lake in central Europe, covering 231 sq mi (598 sq km), with a maximum depth of about 37 ft (11 m). It contains two wildlife reserves. While agriculture remains important in the area, the… …
58Guanabacoa — ▪ Cuba city, west central Cuba. Nestled among hills outside Havana, it is essentially a residential suburb, although a number of industries have been established there. Guanabacoa was founded by the Spanish at the site of an old Indian… …
59Asia Minor — • The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects westward of an imaginary line running from the Gulf of Alexandretta (Issus) on the Mediterranean to the vicinity of Trebizond (Trapezus) on the Black Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …
60Burgos — • Since the tenth century an episcopal see of Spain, to which in the eleventh century the ancient Sees of Oca and Valpuesta were transferred Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Burgos Burgos …
