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Drangiana

(Encyclopedia)Drangiana drănˌjēāˈnə, –ănˈə [key], ancient country, part of the Persian Empire, between Aria on the north and Gedrosia on the south. It was conquered (330 b.c.) by Alexander the Great and ...

Etruria

(Encyclopedia)Etruria ĭtro͝orˈēə [key], ancient country, W central Italy, now forming Tuscany and part of Umbria. It was the territory of the Etruscans, who in the 6th cent. b.c. spread Etruscan civilization t...

Atkins, Chet

(Encyclopedia)Atkins, Chet (Chester Burton Atkins), 1924–2001, American country guitarist, singer, and record company executive, b. Luttrell, Tenn. Part of a musical family, he played fiddle and guitar as a young...

Hoggar

(Encyclopedia)Hoggar, mts, Africa: see Sahara.

Mawenzi

(Encyclopedia)Mawenzi, peak, Africa: see Kilimanjaro. ...

Mfumbiro

(Encyclopedia)Mfumbiro, mountains, Africa: see Virunga. ...

Ogowe

(Encyclopedia)Ogowe: see Ogooué, river, Africa. ...

Azbine

(Encyclopedia)Azbine, mtns, Africa: see Sahara.

Mafeking

(Encyclopedia)Mafeking, South Africa: see Mahikeng. ...

Mafikeng

(Encyclopedia)Mafikeng, South Africa: see Mahikeng. ...