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Bromsgrove
(Encyclopedia)Bromsgrove brŏmzˈgrōv [key], town and district, Worcestershire, central England. An ancient ...Lusaka
(Encyclopedia)Lusaka lo͞osäˈkə [key], city (1990 est. pop. 982,400), alt. 4,200 ft (1,280 m), capital of Zambia, S central Zambia. A sprawling city located in a productive farm area, Lusaka is an administrative...Kunming
(Encyclopedia)Kunming ko͞onˈmĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,240,000), capital of Yunnan prov., S China, on the northern shore of Dian Chi Lake. It is a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center ...Fosse Way
(Encyclopedia)Fosse Way fŏs [key], Roman road in England. It apparently ran from Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) NE past Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium Dobunnorum), and Leicester (Ratae Coritanorum) to Lincol...Flórina
(Encyclopedia)Flórina or Phlorina both: flôrˈĭnə [key], city, capital of Flórina prefecture, N Gr...Middelfart
(Encyclopedia)Middelfart mĭˈᵺəlfärt [key], city (1992 pop. 12,429), Fyn co., central Denmark, on the Lille Bælt, which is spanned there by a road and rail bridge. Middelfart has long been a port and fishing ...Muzaffarnagar
(Encyclopedia)Muzaffarnagar mo͝ozŭfˈfəränŭgˌər [key], town (1991 pop. 240,057), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. It is the district administrative center of a wheat- and sugarcane-growing area, with ro...Ollivant, Alfred
(Encyclopedia)Ollivant, Alfred, 1874–1927, English novelist. He wrote the classic dog story Bob, Son of Battle (1898), published in England as Owd Bob. Other works include The Gentleman (1908), The Royal Road (19...Asansol
(Encyclopedia)Asansol əsənsōlˈ [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India. It is an industrial center in the Damodar valley coal-mining area, with rail and road connections to major c...Brentwood, city and district, England
(Encyclopedia)Brentwood, city and district, Essex, SE England. Brentwood is mainly residential but produces some agricultural equipment, film, and prefabricated concr...Browse by Subject
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