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1River Irwell — Geobox|River name = River Irwell native name = other name = other name1 = image size = image caption = The River Irwell at Salford, looking towards Manchester City Centre etymology = country = England country1 = state = state1 = region = region1 …
2River Don, South Yorkshire — River Don The River Don as it flows past Hillsborough Stadium. Origin Pennines …
3Starfish — For other uses, see Starfish (disambiguation). Asteroidea redirects here. For the Asteraceae subfamily, see Asteroideae. Sea Stars Temporal range: Ordovician–Recent …
4environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
5Mongolia — This article is about the modern sovereign state. For other uses, see Mongolia (disambiguation). Mongolia …
6Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
7Varanasi — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Varanasi locator position = left latd=25.282 |longd=82.9563 state name = Uttar Pradesh district = Varanasi leader title = Mayor leader name = Kaushalendra Singh altitude = 80.71 population as of = 2001… …
8Venice — /ven is/, n. 1. Italian, Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. 361,722. 2. Gulf of, the N arm of the Adriatic Sea. 3. a town in SW Florida. 12,153. * * * I Italian Venezia City (pop., 2001 prelim …
9Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
10mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …
