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Barnstaple

(Encyclopedia)Barnstaple bärnˈstəpəl [key], town, Devon, SW England, on the Taw River estuary. The river is ...

Nyíregyháza

(Encyclopedia)Nyíregyháza nyēˈrĕjhäˌzŏ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 114,596), NE Hungary. It is a county administrative center, a road and rail junction, and the market for an extensive agricultural region. ...

Cawdor

(Encyclopedia)Cawdor kôˈdər [key], village, Highland, NE Scotland, SW of Nairn. Cawdor Castle, the earliest remaining piece dating from 1454, was represented by Shakespeare, following tradition, as the scene of ...

Velikiye Luki

(Encyclopedia)Velikiye Luki vyĭlyēˈkēə lo͞oˈkē [key], city (1989 pop. 114,000), W central European Russia, on the Lovat River. A railroad junction, it has industries producing rolling stock and foodstuffs. ...

Aphek

(Encyclopedia)Aphek āˈfĕk [key], in the Bible. 1 Canaanite royal town, the modern Ras el-Ain or Rosh Hayim (Israel). Herod called it Antipatris. It is mentioned in Egyptian documents dating from the 19th cent. b...

Elbeuf

(Encyclopedia)Elbeuf ĕlböfˈ [key], town, Seine-Maritime dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the Seine Rive...

Cinderella

(Encyclopedia)Cinderella, heroine of one of the most famous folktales in the world. She is rescued from a life of drudgery by her fairy godmother and eventually marries a handsome prince. The story (dating back to ...

Pendleton

(Encyclopedia)Pendleton, city (1990 pop. 15,126), seat of Umatilla co., NE Oreg., on the Umatilla River, in the foothills of the Blue Mts.; founded 1869 on the old Oregon Trail, inc. 1889. A distribution and trade ...

sampler

(Encyclopedia)sampler, sample piece of needlework or embroidery, of silk, cotton, or worsted, for the preservation of some pattern or as an example of the ability of a child or a beginner. In museums and private co...

Nazaré

(Encyclopedia)Nazaré näzärĕˈ [key], town (2011 pop. 15,158), Leiria dist., W central Portugal, on the Atlantic Ocean, 17 mi (27 km) SW of Leiria. It is a fishing port and popular seaside resort. Part of the to...