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51cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
52Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
53Venezuela — Venezuelan, adj., n. /ven euh zway leuh, zwee /; Sp. /be ne swe lah/, n. a republic in N South America. 22,396,407; 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Cap.: Caracas. * * * Venezuela Introduction Venezuela Background: Venezuela was one of the three …
54Lima, Ohio — City of Lima   City   Public Square in downtown Lima …
55Pico Canyon Oilfield — Infobox nrhp2 | name =Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field nhl=yes caption = Well Number 4 in 1961 nearest city= Newhall, California lat degrees = 34 lat minutes = 22 lat seconds = 10 lat direction = N long degrees = 118 long minutes = 37 long… …
56Ecuador — Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian, adj., n. /ek weuh dawr /, n. a republic in NW South America. 11,690,535; 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Cap.: Quito. * * * Ecuador Introduction Ecuador Background: The Republic of the Equator was one of three …
57Billings, Montana — Billings redirects here. For other uses, see Billings (disambiguation). Billings, Montana   City   Billings skyline with the Beartooth Mountains in …
58Nigeria — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Nigeria (disambiguation). Federal Republic of Nigeria Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya …
59Edward L. Doheny — For the baseball pitcher whose full name is Edwin Richard Doheny, see Ed Doheny. Edward L. Doheny Born August 10, 1856(1856 08 10) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States Died …
60Rail transport in California — The establishment of America s transcontinental rail lines securely linked California to the rest of the country, and the far reaching transportation systems that grew out of them during the century that followed contributed to the state’s social …
