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North West

(Encyclopedia)North West, province (2011 pop. 3,509,953), 40,495 sq mi (104,882 sq km), N central South Africa. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid constitution, North West was created from parts of the fo...

Transvaal

(Encyclopedia)Transvaal trănzvälˈ [key], former province, NE South Africa. With the new constitution of 1994, it was divided into Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), Pretoria-Wi...

Saskatchewan, province, Canada

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Saskatchewan səskăchˈəwən, –wänˌ, săsˌ– [key], province (2001 pop. 978,933), 251,700 sq mi (651,903 sq km), W Canada. Original inhabitants of Saskatchewan include tribes of three...

Free State

(Encyclopedia)Free State, formerly Orange Free State, province, 50,126 sq mi (129,825 sq km), E central South Africa. It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994...

Kwangju

(Encyclopedia)Kwangju, South Korea: see Gwangju. ...

Kyonggi

(Encyclopedia)Kyonggi, South Korea: see Gyeonggi. ...

Kyongsong

(Encyclopedia)Kyongsong: see Seoul, South Korea.

Keijo

(Encyclopedia)Keijo: see Seoul, South Korea.

Kunsan

(Encyclopedia)Kunsan, South Korea: see Gunsan.

Mafeking

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