Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

500 results found

Roh Moo Hyun

(Encyclopedia)Roh Moo Hyun nō mo͞o hyŭn [key], 1946–2009, South Korean politician, president (2003–8) of South Korea. A self-educated lawyer who defended antigovernment activists in the early 1980s, he was e...

Houston

(Encyclopedia)Houston, city (2020 pop. 2,304,580), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Harrisburg (now part of Hou...

Daejeon

(Encyclopedia)Daejeon or Taejon dīˈjônˈ [key], city, capital of South Chungcheong (Chungchong) prov., central ...

Cheonan

(Encyclopedia)Cheonan or Chonan chônˈänˈ [key], city, South Chungcheong prov., W South Korea. It is a railroad hub ...

Daegu

(Encyclopedia)Daegu or Taegu dīˈgo͞oˈ [key], Jap. Taiku, city, S South Korea, on the Sincheon and Geum ...

Jinhae

(Encyclopedia)Jinhae or Chinhae jēnˈhăˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 125,997), South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is an important fishing port and naval base, with fertilizer ...

Parrot's Beak

(Encyclopedia)Parrot's Beak, region of SE Cambodia indenting S Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, it was a staging ground for Communist forces against South Vietnam. In Apr., 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces in...

Bransfield, Edward

(Encyclopedia)Bransfield, Edward, 1795–1852, English sea captain and antarctic explorer. In 1820, Bransfield sailed from Chile to the South Shetland Islands off the N Antarctic Peninsula. After claiming King Geor...

Walvis Bay

(Encyclopedia)Walvis Bay wôlˈvĭs [key], municipality (1991 pop. 12,100), W central Namibia, on Walvis Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. Walvis Bay is Namibia's most important port and the terminus of a railroad...

Gwangju

(Encyclopedia)Gwangju or Kwangju gwängˈjo͞oˈ [key], city, metropolitan city located in but independent of South Jeolla ...