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Saint Stephen
Saint Stephen town (1991 pop. 4,931), SW N.B., Canada, on the St. Croix River opposite Calais, Maine. The two towns, connected by an international bridge, form virtually a single community. St. Stephen was founded by Loyalists after the American Revolution.
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Riviera
Riviera , narrow coastal strip between the Alps and the Mediterranean, extending, roughly, from La Spezia (Italy) to Hyères (France). Famous for its scenic beauty and for its mild winter climate, and dotted with fashionable resorts, hotels, and villas, the Riviera is a major international pla...
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internal medicine
internal medicine branch of medicine concerned with nonsurgical remedies for diseases of the internal organs. While the internist is trained to diagnose and treat all pathologies of the various internal organs and systems, he may specialize in a particular subbranch of the discipline, such as car...
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Saint Moritz
Saint Moritz , Ger. Sankt Moritz, town (1990 est. pop. 5,300), Grisons canton, SE Switzerland, in the Upper Engadine, on the Lake of St. Moritz. One of the largest winter sports centers in the world, it is also a famous year-round resort. It is surrounded by magnificent peaks and has long-frequent...
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg city (1990 pop. 238,629), Pinellas co., W Fla., on Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico at the southern end of the Pinellas peninsula; settled in the mid-1800s, inc. 1892. A port with a large harbor, it is one of the state's most popular winter resorts and year-round residential commun...
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kelvin
kelvin abbr. K, official name in the International System of Units (SI) for the degree of temperature as measured on the Kelvin temperature scale .
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Lions International
Lions International organization of business and professional people, founded (1917) by Melvin Jones. The International Association of Lions Clubs (popularly known as Lions International) is devoted to meeting community needs either through its own efforts or in cooperation with other agencies. Its...
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International
International any of a succession of international socialist and Communist organizations of the 19th and 20th cent.
The First International
The First International was founded in London in 1864 as the International Workingmen's Association. Karl Marx was a key figure in inspiring its cr...
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International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. 1865; the first international governmental organization) and the International Radiotelegr...
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Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud , town (1990 est. pop. 28,673), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, a suburb W of Paris on the Seine River. It is a residential town and resort, with a famous racetrack. Aeronautic and radio equipment, motors, and cosmetics are produced. The headquarters of the International Bureau o...
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