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Rio Grande
Rio Grande , city (1991 pop. 172,422), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil, on the Rio Grande River at the outlet of the Lagoa dos Patos (a tidal lagoon) to the Atlantic Ocean. It is an important outport for the city of Pôrto Alegre on the northern end of the lagoon. Rio Grande has oil refineries and factories producing foodstuffs, leather, and tires. The city was founded in 1737. |
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"Rio Grande." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rio Grande." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RioGrnd.html "Rio Grande." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RioGrnd.html |
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Rio Grande, The
Rio Grande, The. Work by C. Lambert for ch., orch., and solo pf., comp. 1927, f.p. BBC broadcast 1928; in public, Manchester 1929. Setting of poem by Sacheverell Sitwell.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Rio Grande, The." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Rio Grande, The." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-RioGrandeThe.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Rio Grande, The." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-RioGrandeThe.html |
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Río Grande
Río Grande •baddy, caddie, caddy, daddy, faddy, kabaddi, laddie, paddy
•alcalde, Chaldee, Fittipaldi, Vivaldi
•Andy, bandy, brandy, candy, dandy, Gandhi, glissandi, handy, jim-dandy, Kandy, Mandy, modus operandi, Nandi, randy, Río Grande, sandhi, sandy, sforzandi, shandy
•cadi, cardy, Guardi, Hardie, hardy, jihadi, lardy, Mahdi, mardy, Saadi, samadhi, tardy, Yardie
•foolhardy • autostrade
•already, Eddie, eddy, Freddie, heady, neddy, oven-ready, ready, reddy, steady, teddy, thready
•bendy, effendi, Gassendi, modus vivendi, trendy, Wendy
•Monteverdi, Verdi
•Adie, Brady, lady, milady, Sadie, shady
•landlady • charlady • saleslady
•beady, greedy, needy, reedy, seedy, speedy, tweedy, weedy
•wieldy
•biddy, diddy, giddy, kiddie, middy, midi
•higgledy-piggledy
•Cindy, Hindi, indie, Indy, Lindy, Rawalpindi, shindy, Sindhi, Sindy, windy
•perfidy • raggedy • tragedy • remedy
•comedy, tragicomedy
•Kennedy • Cassidy • accidie • subsidy
•bona fide, Heidi, mala fide, tidy, vide
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"Río Grande." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Río Grande." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-RoGrande.html "Río Grande." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-RoGrande.html |
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