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alphorn

(Encyclopedia)alphorn or alpenhorn [Ger.,=Alps horn], wooden horn from 3 ft to 12 ft (91 cm–3.7 m) long, sometimes curved slightly, with conical bore and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. It produces only the natural harm...

Cuiabá

(Encyclopedia)Cuiabá ko͞oyəbäˈ [key], city, capital of Mato Grosso state, SW Brazil, at the head of na...

Chico

(Encyclopedia)Chico chēˈkō [key], city (2020 pop. 101,475), Butte co., N Calif., in a region noted for i...

Husum

(Encyclopedia)Husum ho͞oˈzo͝om [key], city, Schleswig-Holstein, NW Germany, a port on the North Sea. It ...

Heide

(Encyclopedia)Heide hīˈdə [key], town, Schleswig-Holstein, N central Germany, in the center of the Dithm...

Hickory, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hickory, city (2020 pop. 43,490), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center...

Guildford

(Encyclopedia)Guildford gĭlˈfərd [key], town and district, Surrey, SE England, on the Wey River. The county ...

Galloway

(Encyclopedia)Galloway, region, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. It formerly was divided between the now abolished counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. The Rhinns, or Rinns, of Galloway is a rocky do...

Altus

(Encyclopedia)Altus ălˈtəs [key], city (2020 pop. 17,962), seat of Jackson co., SW Okla.; inc. 1907. The city's agricultural products include cotton, wheat, sorghum, and cattle. Ther...

Milford Haven

(Encyclopedia)Milford Haven, Welsh Aberdaugleddau, town (1981 pop. 13,883), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. It is a seaport on the northern side of the estuary called Milford Haven. The bay forms a natural harbor that can...