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Bankura

(Encyclopedia)Bankura bängˈko͝orə [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Dwarkeswar River. It is a ...

Purulia

(Encyclopedia)Purulia po͝oro͞olˈyə [key], town (1991 pop. 92,574), West Bengal state, E central India. It is a district administrative center and has a major agricultural market. An annual fair is held in Septe...

Haldia

(Encyclopedia)Haldia hălˈdēə, hôlˈ– [key], city, West Bengal, NE India. Haldia is being developed as a major ...

Anathoth

(Encyclopedia)Anathoth ănˈəthŏth, –thōth [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, NE of Jerusalem, near the modern Anata, West Bank. It was the home of Jeremiah. Its adjective is Antothite, Anetothite, Anathotite. 2 Chi...

Kharagpur

(Encyclopedia)Kharagpur kärägˈpər [key], city (1991 pop. 264,842), West Bengal state, E central India. It is a railway and industrial center and has an important school of science and technology. Manufactures i...

Rogue

(Encyclopedia)Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and then across the...

Bomoseen, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Bomoseen, Lake bōməsēnˈ [key], 7.5 mi (12 km) long, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide, W Vt., largest lake wholly within Vermont. Surrounded by wooded hills, it is a popular summer resort. Bomoseen State Park ...

Bhatpara

(Encyclopedia)Bhatpara bətpäˈrə [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. Once a ce...

Bobadilla, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia)Bobadilla, Francisco de fränthēsˈkō dā bōbädēˈlyä [key], d. 1502, Spanish colonial governor. He superseded Columbus in the West Indies (1500) and sent him home as a prisoner. Recalled in 150...

Baranagar

(Encyclopedia)Baranagar bŭrˈənəgər [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. A suburb of ...