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Republic of Singapore

a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965

 

capitol

a building occupied by a state legislature

 

cattle boat

a cargo ship for the transport of livestock

 

Tanga

a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean

 

sausage balloon

a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon

 

Potsdam

a city in northeastern Germany; site of the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945

 

shadow

an unilluminated area

 

Rotterdam

the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

 

hilltop

the peak of a hill

 

packinghouse

a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products

 

proving ground

a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas

 

District of Columbia

the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia

 

officer's mess

a mess for the exclusive use of officers

 

medical center

the part of a city where medical facilities are centered

 

portcullis

gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage

 

Gosainthan

a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)

 

Lander

a town in central Wyoming

 

honky-tonk

a cheap drinking and dancing establishment

 

Sana'a

the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau

 

Silicon Valley

a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries