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Darjeeling
(Encyclopedia)Darjeeling or Darjiling both: därjēlˈĭng [key], town, West Bengal state, NE India, ne...Fiesole
(Encyclopedia)Fiesole fyāˈzōlā [key], town, Tuscany, central Italy. The villas and gardens of this tour...Charles Mound
(Encyclopedia)Charles Mound, hill, an ancient burial mound 1,241 ft (378 m) high, NW Ill., near the Wis. line; highest point in the state.Tirumala
(Encyclopedia)Tirumala, sacred hill, India: see Tirupati. ...World's View
(Encyclopedia)World's View, Zimbabwe: see Malindidzimu Hill. ...Capitol, in Rome
(Encyclopedia)Capitol, in Rome: see Capitoline Hill. ...Fredericksburg, battle of
(Encyclopedia)Fredericksburg, battle of, in the Civil War, fought Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. In Nov., 1862, the Union general Ambrose Burnside moved his three “grand divisions” under W. B. Franklin, ...Ammah
(Encyclopedia)Ammah āmˈə [key], in the Bible, hill near Gibeon. ...Aventine
(Encyclopedia)Aventine, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...Viminal
(Encyclopedia)Viminal, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...Browse by Subject
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