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111Martinique — Martinican /mahr tn ee keuhn/, n. /mahr tn eek /, n. an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 342,000; 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Cap.: Fort de France. * * * Martinique Introduction Martinique Background: Colonized by… …
112Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …
113North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …
114rich — richly, adv. richness, n. /rich/, adj., richer, richest, n. adj. 1. having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation. 2. abounding in natural resources: a rich territory.… …
115Trinidad and Tobago — Trinidadian and Tobagonian. an independent republic in the West Indies, comprising the islands of Trinidad and Tobago: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1,273,141; 1980 sq. mi. (5128 sq. km). Cap.: Port of Spain. * * * Trinidad and Tobago… …
116Keats, John — born Oct. 31, 1795, London, Eng. died Feb. 23, 1821, Rome, Papal States English Romantic poet. The son of a livery stable manager, he had a limited formal education. He worked as a surgeon s apprentice and assistant for several years before… …
117Meslamtaea — In Mesopotamian religion, the god of the city of Cuthah in Akkad. The name of his temple, Emeslam or Meslam ( luxuriant mesu tree ), may indicate that he was originally a tree god. Later he was identified as the ruler of the netherworld and the… …
118Pelée, Mount — Active volcanic mountain, northern Martinique, West Indies. It is northwest of Fort de France and is 4,583 ft (1,397 m) high. A gently sloping cone, it supports luxuriant forests. A violent eruption in 1902 destroyed the port of Saint Pierre,… …
119tropical rainforest — Introduction also spelled tropical rain forest luxuriant forest, generally composed of broad leaved trees and found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator. Rainforests are vegetation types dominated by broad leaved trees …
120Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible Plants in the Bible …
