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Toamasina

(Encyclopedia) ToamasinaToamasinatōəmˈəsēnə [key], formerly TamataveToamasinatämätävˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 127,441), NE Madagascar. Situated on the Indian Ocean, it is the nation's chief port and…

Tochigi

(Encyclopedia) TochigiTochigitōˈchĭgē [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 1,935,186), central Honshu, Japan. Utsunomiya (the capital), Ashikaga, Oyama, Kanuma, and Sano are the chief cities. Its many…

Terauchi, Masatake

(Encyclopedia) Terauchi, Masatake, 1852–1919, Japanese army officer and political. He joined the army in 1871, became military attaché to France (1882), inspector general of military education (1898…

Xiang

(Encyclopedia) XiangXiangshyäng [key] or SiangXiangshyäng, syäng [key], river, 715 mi (1,151 km) long, rising in NE Guangxi prov. and flowing N through Hunan prov. to Dongting Lake, SE China. The…

Qinling

(Encyclopedia) Qinling or TsinlingTsinlingboth: chĭnˈlĭngˈ [key], mountain range, outlier of the Kunlun Mts., between the Wei and Han rivers, Shaanxi prov., central China; Taibai shan (13,494 ft/4,…

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