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91Manisa —   City   The Weeping Rock , associated with the Anatolian princess Niobe, attends Manisa from the heights of the …
92cañada — /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 …
93Canada — /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… …
94Manchester — /man ches teuhr, cheuh steuhr/, n. 1. a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (351/2 mi. [57 km] long). 506,300. 2. a city in S New Hampshire. 90,936. 3. a town in central Connecticut. 49,761. * * * I City (pop.,… …
95Suez Crisis — The Tripartite Aggression The Sinai War Part of the Cold War and the Arab–Israeli conflict …
96Geography of Beijing — Location of Beijing Municipality in northern China …
97Siege of Madrid — Battle of Madrid Part of the Spanish Civil War Bunkers in Parque del Oeste, Ma …
98Svadilfari — In Norse mythology, Svadilfari (Old Norse unlucky traveler Orchard (1997:156).] ) is a stallion, owned by an unnamed hrimthurs (rime giant) disguised as a human stonemason, who built the walls of Asgard and whose name is uncertain. Gylfaginning… …
99Mongol military tactics and organization — The Mongol military tactics and organization helped the Mongol Empire to conquer nearly all of continental Asia, the Middle East and parts of eastern Europe. In many ways, it can be regarded as the first modern military system. The original… …
100Haiti — /hay tee/, n. 1. Formerly, Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 6,611,407; 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Cap.: Port au Prince. 2. Also, Hayti. a former name of Hispaniola. * * * Haiti… …
