The New International Encyclopæeia, Volume 1Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby, Daniel Coit Gilman Dodd, Mead, 1909 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... coast lands lasts from December to May . In the interior of the country there are generally two rainy seasons , one from April to June , and the other from July to Oc- tober . The climate is generally healthful . The fauna is not ...
... coast lands lasts from December to May . In the interior of the country there are generally two rainy seasons , one from April to June , and the other from July to Oc- tober . The climate is generally healthful . The fauna is not ...
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... coast ; the invasion of the rude Gallas from the south in the sixteenth century introduced an alien race into the country , which has always been a harmful and disturbing ele- ment . The true Abyssinian type was produced probably by a ...
... coast ; the invasion of the rude Gallas from the south in the sixteenth century introduced an alien race into the country , which has always been a harmful and disturbing ele- ment . The true Abyssinian type was produced probably by a ...
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... coast to the hills of the interior was famed in ancient times for fertility in production of oil , wine , and fruits , while the wooded mountains contained much game . In the modern kingdom of Greece Achæa forms a nome , or department ...
... coast to the hills of the interior was famed in ancient times for fertility in production of oil , wine , and fruits , while the wooded mountains contained much game . In the modern kingdom of Greece Achæa forms a nome , or department ...
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... coast of Syria , a few miles north of Mount Carmel . It has about 11,000 inhabitants . The harbor is partly choked with sand , yet is one of the best on this coast . Acre is the Accho of the Bible , and has been known at different ...
... coast of Syria , a few miles north of Mount Carmel . It has about 11,000 inhabitants . The harbor is partly choked with sand , yet is one of the best on this coast . Acre is the Accho of the Bible , and has been known at different ...
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... coast - guard , the marines , marine artil- lery , and naval apprentices . The third naval lord has control over the purchase and disposal of stores , victualing ships , navy medical affairs , transports , convicts , and pensioners ...
... coast - guard , the marines , marine artil- lery , and naval apprentices . The third naval lord has control over the purchase and disposal of stores , victualing ships , navy medical affairs , transports , convicts , and pensioners ...
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