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21Kamensk-Uralsky — ( ru. Каменск Уральский) is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Iset Rivers (Ob basin). Population: 186,153 (2002 Census); 173,000 (1972); 51,000 (1939).The mayor of the city is Viktor… …
22Cuba — Cuban, adj., n. /kyooh beuh/; Sp. /kooh vah/, n. a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Cap.: Havana. /kooh bah/, n. Cubba. * * * Cuba Introduction Cuba… …
23slab — slab1 /slab/, n., v., slabbed, slabbing. n. 1. a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material. 2. a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread. 3. a semifinished piece of iron or steel so rolled that its breadth is at… …
24Kladno — ▪ Czech Republic mining city, north central Czech Republic, northwest of Prague. The two original forest villages of Kladno and Buštěhrad developed after 1842 as the industrial centre of the Kladno hard coal basin. There are local deposits… …
25lead processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Lead (Pb) is one of the oldest metals known, being one of seven metals used in the ancient world (the others are gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and mercury). Its low… …
26work, history of the organization of — Introduction history of the methods by which society structures the activities and labour necessary to its survival. work is essential in providing the basic physical needs of food, clothing, and shelter. But work involves more than the use …
