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United Colonies of New England

(Encyclopedia)United Colonies of New England: see New England Confederation. ...

Carnegie Corporation of New York

(Encyclopedia)Carnegie Corporation of New York, foundation established (1911) to administer Andrew Carnegie's remaining personal fortune for philanthropic purposes. Initially endowed with $125 million, the foundati...

Malabo

(Encyclopedia)Malabo mäläˈbō [key], city (1997 est. pop. 50,000), capital of Equatorial Guinea, on Bioko island, in the Gulf of Guinea. It is the chief port and commercial center of Bioko. Fish processing is th...

Labé

(Encyclopedia)Labé läbāˈ [key], town (1996 pop. 249,515), W central Guinea, in the Fouta Djallon. It is the market center for a farm region where citrus fruit, bananas, vegetables, and rice are grown and cattle...

Cape Verde

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Cape Verde vûd [key], Port. Cabo Verde, officially Republic of Cape Verde, republic (...

Malayo-Polynesian languages

(Encyclopedia)Malayo-Polynesian languages ôˌstrōnēˈzhən [key], family of languages estimated at from 300 to 500 tongues and understood by approximately 300 million people in Madagascar; the Malay Peninsula; I...

Konakry

(Encyclopedia)Konakry: see Conakry, Guinea.

Bissagos Islands

(Encyclopedia)Bissagos Islands: see Guinea-Bissau. ...

Río Muni

(Encyclopedia)Río Muni: see Equatorial Guinea. ...

Santa Isabel

(Encyclopedia)Santa Isabel: see Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ...