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Eupen

(Encyclopedia)Eupen oiˈpən [key], town, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Vesdre River, near the German bor...

Izmit

(Encyclopedia)Izmit kōˌjäĕlˈē [key], city, capital of Kocaeli prov., NW Turkey, on the Bay of Izmit, at ...

Paramaribo

(Encyclopedia)Paramaribo părˌəmărˈĭbō [key], city (1996 pop. 222,843), capital of Suriname, on the Suriname River, c.10 mi (16 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. It exports bauxite, sugarcane, rice, cacao, coffee,...

parsnip, in botany

(Encyclopedia)parsnip, garden plant (Pastinaca sativa) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Old World. It has been cultivated since Roman times for its long, fleshy, edible root. Wine and beer...

Bochum

(Encyclopedia)Bochum bōˈkho͝om [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. Mentioned in the 9th ce...

Hof

(Encyclopedia)Hof hōf [key], city, Bavaria, E central Germany, on the Saale River, near the Czech border. ...

Memmingen

(Encyclopedia)Memmingen mĕmˈĭng-ən [key], city (1994 pop. 40,222), Bavaria, S Germany. Manufactures include metal products, textiles, electrical machinery, beer, and chemicals. It is also a rail junction. Histo...

Barranquilla

(Encyclopedia)Barranquilla bärängkēˈyä [key], city, capital of Atlántico dept., N Colombia, on the Ma...

Bad Langensalza

(Encyclopedia)Bad Langensalza bät längˌənzälˈtsä [key], town, Thuringia, S central Germany, ...

metaphysical poets

(Encyclopedia)metaphysical poets, name given to a group of English lyric poets of the 17th cent. The term was first used by Samuel Johnson (1744). The hallmark of their poetry is the metaphysical conceit (a figure ...