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(Encyclopedia)South West Africa: see Namibia.British West Africa
(Encyclopedia)British West Africa, former inclusive term for the British colonies of Cameroons, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland. ...British West Indies
(Encyclopedia)British West Indies: see West Indies; West Indies Federation. ...West Florida Controversy
(Encyclopedia)West Florida Controversy, conflict between Spain and the United States concerning possession of Florida. By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Britain received Florida from Spain, and from France that porti...West Irian Jaya
(Encyclopedia)West Irian Jaya: see Papua, Indonesia. ...West New Guinea
(Encyclopedia)West New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia. ...West Nile virus
(Encyclopedia)West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that ca...West Palm Beach
(Encyclopedia)West Palm Beach, city (1990 pop. 67,643), seat of Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on Lake Worth (a lagoon) opposite Palm Beach, with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1894. It has commercial fishing and...West Quoddy Head
(Encyclopedia)West Quoddy Head, promontory extending into the Atlantic Ocean, SE Maine, SE of Lubec; the easternmost point in the continental United States. A lighthouse is there. ...West Roman Empire
(Encyclopedia)West Roman Empire: see Roman Empire under Rome. ...Browse by Subject
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