a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China


oewn-Tibet_Autonomous_Region-n oewn-Tibet-n oewn-Thibet-n oewn-Xizang-n oewn-Sitsang-n

an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas


oewn-Lhasa-n oewn-Lassa-n oewn-capital_of_Tibet-n oewn-Forbidden_City-n

the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers


a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions


an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions


an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts


an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands


a mountainous island in western Indonesia


a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia


a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands


the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo


capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century


a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate


a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra


a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java


the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf


a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil


oewn-Teheran-n oewn-Tehran-n oewn-capital_of_Iran-n oewn-Iranian_capital-n

the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran


an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003


the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran


city in central Iran; former capital of Persia


city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea


a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby


a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran


a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims


an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC


an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins


an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people


oewn-Iraq-n oewn-Republic_of_Iraq-n oewn-Al-Iraq-n oewn-Irak-n

a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq


capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River

Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world


the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq


a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680


a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean


a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh


the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel


the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria


a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity


an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey


a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian


the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq


the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia


an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)


an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II


an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC


an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River


an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq


an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq


an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq


an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean


an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697


an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD


a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean


the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu


the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland


the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields


the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous


a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building


a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area


oewn-Tokyo-n oewn-Tokio-n oewn-Yeddo-n oewn-Yedo-n oewn-Edo-n oewn-Japanese_capital-n oewn-capital_of_Japan-n

the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan


a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine


a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo


port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan


port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan


the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands


a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)


a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995


a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan


a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area


a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido


a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb


a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore


a Japanese city in southern Honshu; main residential suburb of Osaka


an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu


a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet)


a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas


the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan


an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea


Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba


a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land


a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya


the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris


a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center


a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean


a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region


an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum


oewn-Kuwait-n oewn-Kuwait_City-n oewn-Koweit-n oewn-capital_of_Kuwait-n

a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait


an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands


a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


oewn-Paris-n oewn-City_of_Light-n oewn-French_capital-n oewn-capital_of_France-n

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce


the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life


the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists


a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century


a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris


the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries


the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine


a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes


a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism


a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade


a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France


a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558


a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival


a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines


a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral


a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base


an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons


a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II


a city in southeastern France on the Isere River


a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine


an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders


a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon


a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean


a city in northeastern France in Lorraine


a port city in western France on the Loire estuary


a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera


a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)


a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II


city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port


a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast


a city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe


an industrial city in western France on the Loire River


a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry


a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century


a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II


a town in south central France where is 1311-1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils


a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France

the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts


a region of northeastern France famous for its wines


a former province of western France in the Loire valley


a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees


a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)


a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines


a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay


a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II


a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte


an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France


a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it


a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there


a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains


an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits


an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France


a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region


an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay


a region of northern France on the English Channel


a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay


a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers


a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie


a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans


a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur


a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes


a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy


a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa


a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea

Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British


the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port


an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth


a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958


oewn-Guinea-Bissau-n oewn-Republic_of_Guinea-Bissau-n oewn-Guine-Bissau-n oewn-Portuguese_Guinea-n

a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974


a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam


a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966


port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana

the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812


a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana


oewn-Netherlands-n oewn-The_Netherlands-n oewn-Nederland-n oewn-Holland-n

a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level


an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum


a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family


a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II


the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice


city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry


an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands


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


a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620


one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands


the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands


an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands


a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland


capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary


oewn-Faroe_Islands-n oewn-Faeroe_Islands-n oewn-Faroes-n oewn-Faeroes-n

a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands


a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands


the administrative center of the Faroe Islands


a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle


an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944


the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water


an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland


an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland


the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world


a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there


oewn-Korea-n oewn-Korean_Peninsula-n oewn-Dae-Han-Min-Gook-n oewn-Han-Gook-n

an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook


the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)


oewn-North_Korea-n oewn-Democratic_People-ap-s_Republic_of_Korea-n oewn-D.P.R.K.-n oewn-DPRK-n

a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948


capital of North Korea and an industrial center

Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved


a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948


the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea


a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea


city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War


a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city


a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949


a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps


an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean


capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean


oewn-Tarabulus-n oewn-Tripoli-n oewn-Tarabulus_Ash-Sham-n oewn-Trablous-n

a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea


a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks


an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated


a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966


the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho


a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves


the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia


a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum


the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC


port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli


a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland


the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein


a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center


oewn-Luxembourg-Ville-n oewn-Luxembourg-n oewn-Luxemburg-n oewn-Luxembourg_City-n oewn-capital_of_Luxembourg-n

the capital and largest city of Luxembourg


landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991


an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world


a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960


the capital and largest city of Madagascar


a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964


city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi


the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi


a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971


a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957


the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005


the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo


the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula; shares a land border with Thailand to the north


a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar


one of the several states constituting Malaysia


the third smallest Malaysian state; located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula


the second smallest Malaysian state; located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia


the smallest Malaysian state; located at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia


one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia


sultanate and one of the 13 states of the Federation of Malaysia


sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia


one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo


the largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo


a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean


a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965


the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands


a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years


the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger


a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade


a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea


a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964


the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island


oewn-Mauritania-n oewn-Islamic_Republic_of_Mauritania-n oewn-Mauritanie-n oewn-Muritaniya-n

a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert


capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast


an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean


a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius


capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island


a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera


a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; famous for its gambling casino


the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries

under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean


a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia


a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia


oewn-Ulan_Bator-n oewn-Ulaanbaatar-n oewn-Urga-n oewn-Kulun-n oewn-capital_of_Mongolia-n

the capital and largest city of Mongolia


oewn-Morocco-n oewn-Kingdom_of_Morocco-n oewn-Maroc-n oewn-Marruecos-n oewn-Al-Magrib-n

a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956


a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco


a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast


a city in north central Morocco; religious center


a city in western Morocco; tourist center


a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border


the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast


a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar

the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841


an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992


a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975


a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel


the capital and largest city of Mozambique


a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean


North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific


the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait


the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait


an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery


the largest city and principal port of New Zealand


industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region


a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert


a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country


capital of Nigeria in the center of the country


a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university


a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people


chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria


a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center


a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center


a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil


a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman


an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India


a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947


city in northeast Pakistan, the third largest metropolis in Pakistan


a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River


the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959


the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan


city in northeast Pakistan, the second largest metropolitan area in Pakistan


city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass


an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built


oewn-Palau-n oewn-Palau_Islands-n oewn-Belau-n oewn-Pelew-n

a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean


a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States


a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811


an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226


a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries


a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city


a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire


capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century


Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century


an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands


one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor


the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic


a mountainous island in the central Philippines


a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946


the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon


a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon


an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines


a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy


group of islands in the central Philippines


a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II


the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland


an industrial city and river port in northern Poland


an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula


a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims


a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century


a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder


a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)


islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal

the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes


an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands


a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal


capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic


port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine


a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the southeast of Lisbon


oewn-Qatar-n oewn-Qatar_Peninsula-n oewn-Katar-n oewn-Katar_Peninsula-n

a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf


oewn-Qatar-n oewn-State_of_Qatar-n oewn-Katar-n oewn-State_of_Katar-n

an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil


oewn-Doha-n oewn-Bida-n oewn-El_Beda-n oewn-capital_of_Qatar-n


oewn-Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis-n oewn-Federation_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis-n oewn-Saint_Christopher-Nevis-n oewn-St._Christopher-Nevis-n oewn-St._Kitts_and_Nevis-n

a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983


oewn-Saint_Christopher-n oewn-St._Christopher-n oewn-Saint_Kitts-n oewn-St._Kitts-n

the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis


the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher


one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis, with capital Charlestown


one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis, with a land area of 94 acres


a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique


a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979


a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia


an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979


an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent


a French overseas possession in the South Pacific


an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin


the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti


an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa


oewn-Tuamotus-n oewn-Tuamotu_Archipelago-n oewn-Paumotu_Archipelago-n oewn-Low_Archipelago-n

a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia


a chain of small islands in French Polynesia


a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia


a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia


a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop


oewn-Samoa-n oewn-Independent_State_of_Samoa-n oewn-Western_Samoa-n oewn-Samoa_i_Sisifo-n

a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific


a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa


the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy


island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves


an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe


an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy


joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia


joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam


a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam


an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf


oewn-Jeddah-n oewn-Jed-ap-dah-n oewn-Jiddah-n oewn-Jidda-n

port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca


a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca


a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960


the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal


a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar


a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976


a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961


port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone


an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula


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


the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports


the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth


the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth


a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare


the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean


a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia


a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)


city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa


port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa


city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries


city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing


a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center


a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997


a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers


a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa


a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese


a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)


a large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans


the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev


a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917


oewn-Soviet_Union-n oewn-Russia-n oewn-Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics-n oewn-USSR-n

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991


a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital


a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation


a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River


a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow


an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic


the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields


a city of central Russia to the south of Moscow


an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia


a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk


a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters


one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)


a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state


the part of Russia that is part of Europe


formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia


oewn-Nizhny_Novgorod-n oewn-Nizhnyi_Novgorod-n oewn-Nizhni_Novgorod-n oewn-Gorki-n oewn-Gorky-n oewn-Gorkiy-n

an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky


an industrial city in the European part of Russia, it is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia


oewn-St._Petersburg-n oewn-Leningrad-n oewn-Peterburg-n oewn-Petrograd-n oewn-Saint_Petersburg-n

a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia


a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city to the north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II


a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort


a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages


the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains


oewn-Rostov-on-Don-n oewn-Rostov-n oewn-Rostov_on_Don-n oewn-Rostov_na_Donu-n

a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia


an industrial city in the European part of Russia, and the administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia


a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II


the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia


a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43


a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia


a city in the Asian part of Russia, named after the fortress of Chelyaba


a city in the Asian part of Russia, Russia's seventh-largest city


two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads


a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea


oewn-Belarus-n oewn-Republic_of_Belarus-n oewn-Byelarus-n oewn-Byelorussia-n oewn-Belorussia-n oewn-White_Russia-n

a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet


the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States


industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk


a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century


European countries bordering the Baltic Sea


a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea, with capital Tallinn


a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia


a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League


a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia


a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea


a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League


a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea


a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea, with capital Vilnius


a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League


oewn-Vilnius-n oewn-Vilna-n oewn-Vilno-n oewn-Wilno-n oewn-capital_of_Lithuania-n

the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania


a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991


a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century


a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov


(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece


capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center


a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)


port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River


city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry


a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine


a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea


a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea


a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945


a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors


oewn-Yerevan-n oewn-Jerevan-n oewn-Erivan-n oewn-capital_of_Armenia-n


oewn-Azerbaijan-n oewn-Azerbaijani_Republic-n oewn-Azerbajdzhan-n oewn-Azerbajdzhan_Republic-n

a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet


a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production


an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia


a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991


the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river


republic with limited recognition in the Caucasus


an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea


oewn-Kazakhstan-n oewn-Republic_of_Kazakhstan-n oewn-Kazakstan-n oewn-Kazakh-n oewn-Kazak-n

a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991


remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998


the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998


oewn-Kyrgyzstan-n oewn-Kyrgyz_Republic-n oewn-Kirghizia-n oewn-Kirgizia-n oewn-Kirghiz-n oewn-Kirgiz-n oewn-Kirghizstan-n oewn-Kirgizstan-n

a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991


oewn-Bishkek-n oewn-Biskek-n oewn-Frunze-n oewn-capital_of_Kyrgyzstan-n

the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)


oewn-Tajikistan-n oewn-Republic_of_Tajikistan-n oewn-Tadzhikistan-n oewn-Tadzhik-n oewn-Tadjik-n oewn-Tajik-n

a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet


oewn-Dushanbe-n oewn-Dusanbe-n oewn-Dyushambe-n oewn-Stalinabad-n oewn-capital_of_Tajikistan-n

the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991


oewn-Turkmenistan-n oewn-Turkomen-n oewn-Turkmen-n oewn-Turkmenia-n

a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991


the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan


a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk


a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet


city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century


the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken


a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France


a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power


the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum


an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain


a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces


a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs


an ancient port city in southwestern Spain


a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean


a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture


a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction


a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry


a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains


a city in northern Spain on the Ebro River


a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean


a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains


a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort


a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain


a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century


a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)


an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon


a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479


a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay


a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain


a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean

Valencia is the third largest city in Spain


a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands


location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules


a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea


a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956


Darfur was a semi-independent sultanate until 1917 and is ethnically distinct from central Sudan


the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile


a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum


oewn-Suriname-n oewn-Republic_of_Suriname-n oewn-Surinam-n oewn-Dutch_Guiana-n oewn-Netherlands_Guiana-n

a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975


the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam


a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968


capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland


oewn-Switzerland-n oewn-Swiss_Confederation-n oewn-Suisse-n oewn-Schweiz-n oewn-Svizzera-n

a landlocked federal republic in central Europe


the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland


a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations


a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland


a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center


the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country

Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland


an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization


an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and one of the largest cities of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus


the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian Ocean


a city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital


a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania


an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania


a city in northern Tanzania on Lake Victoria


a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean


a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife


a national park in Tanzania created in 1951 to protect the wildlife


a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula

Thailand is the official name of the former Siam


the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture


a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970


a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956


the capital and principal port of Tunisia


the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region


a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean


a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire


an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus


the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq


a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923


an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander


a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River


oewn-Ankara-n oewn-Turkish_capital-n oewn-capital_of_Turkey-n oewn-Angora-n

the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats


a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya


a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity


a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon


the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey


an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus


oewn-Istanbul-n oewn-Stambul-n oewn-Stamboul-n oewn-Constantinople-n

the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church


an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here


an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402


region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks


a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962


a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom


a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)


a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria


the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria


a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves


a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates


port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf


oewn-United_States-n oewn-United_States_of_America-n oewn-America-n oewn-the_States-n oewn-US-n oewn-U.S.-n oewn-USA-n oewn-U.S.A.-n

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776


the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)


the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California


one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States


a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut


a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland


a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas


any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War


any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War


oewn-Confederacy-n oewn-Confederate_States-n oewn-Confederate_States_of_America-n oewn-South-n oewn-Dixie-n oewn-Dixieland-n

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861


the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line


the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery


the South of the United States before the American Civil War


states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative


the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia


the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama


the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)


the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line


the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina


the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota


oewn-Alabama-n oewn-Heart_of_Dixie-n oewn-Camellia_State-n oewn-AL-n oewn-Ala.-n

a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River


the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama


a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River


an industrial town in north central Alabama


a city in northern Alabama; center for space research


a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay


a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters


a university town in west central Alabama


a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union

Alaska is the largest state in the United States


a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century


a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906


a town in southeastern Alaska at the northern end of the Inside Passage; a gateway to the Klondike during the Alaskan gold rush


a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world


a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle


a group of islands off southeastern Alaska


an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau


a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon


a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory


a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix


a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico


the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation


a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century


a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border


oewn-Arkansas-n oewn-Land_of_Opportunity-n oewn-AR-n oewn-Ark.-n

a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks


a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border


a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs


the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River


a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River


a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas


oewn-California-n oewn-Golden_State-n oewn-CA-n oewn-Calif.-n

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes


a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland


an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney


a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley


a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley


a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors


an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border


a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean


a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains


a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921


a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States


a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry


a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay


a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center


a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles


a town in north central California on the Sacramento River


a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California


a city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles


a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base


a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge


a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco


a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries


a town in California to the south of San Francisco


a town in western California to the north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay


a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach


a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean


a city of west central California; residential area with light industry


an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California


a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center


oewn-Colorado-n oewn-Centennial_State-n oewn-CO-n oewn-Colo.-n

a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains


a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town


a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy


the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river


a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs


oewn-Connecticut-n oewn-Nutmeg_State-n oewn-Constitution_State-n oewn-CT-n oewn-Ct.-n

a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Hartford or Hartford and New Haven


a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound


a residential town in central Connecticut


the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business


a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University


a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century


oewn-Delaware-n oewn-Diamond_State-n oewn-First_State-n oewn-DE-n oewn-Del.-n

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Dover


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital New Castle


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


oewn-Washington-n oewn-Washington_D.C.-n oewn-American_capital-n oewn-capital_of_the_United_States-n

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791


term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.


a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets

they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill


a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.


oewn-Florida-n oewn-Sunshine_State-n oewn-Everglade_State-n oewn-FL-n oewn-Fla.-n

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials


a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations


a university town in north central Florida


Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida


a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico


a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro


a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels


a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World


a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast


a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida


a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico


a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States


a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort


capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida


a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico


a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach


a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando


oewn-Georgia-n oewn-Empire_State_of_the_South-n oewn-Peach_State-n oewn-GA-n oewn-Ga.-n

a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Savannah


a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans


state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War


a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments


a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry


a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center


a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta


a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner


a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river


a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border


a town in central Georgia; the origin of Vidalia onions


oewn-Hawaii-n oewn-Hawai-ap-i-n oewn-Aloha_State-n oewn-HI-n oewn-Haw.-n

a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands


a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii


the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu


a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu


a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific


the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks


an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu


an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area


the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands


an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)


the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai)


an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state


a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941


an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base


oewn-Idaho-n oewn-Gem_State-n oewn-ID-n oewn-Id.-n


a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area


a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River


a winter sports resort in south central Idaho


a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls


oewn-Illinois-n oewn-Prairie_State-n oewn-Land_of_Lincoln-n oewn-IL-n oewn-Ill.-n

a midwestern state in north-central United States


a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers


a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana


largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan


a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here


a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis


a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River


a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River


a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War


a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign


oewn-Indiana-n oewn-Hoosier_State-n oewn-IN-n oewn-Ind.-n

a state in midwestern United States, with capital Indianapolis


a university town in south central Indiana


a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River


a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production


the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race


a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River


oewn-Iowa-n oewn-Hawkeye_State-n oewn-IA-n oewn-Ia.-n

a state in midwestern United States, with capital Des Moines


a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha


a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island


a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River


a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri


oewn-Kansas-n oewn-Sunflower_State-n oewn-KS-n oewn-Kan.-n

a state in midwestern United States, with capital Topeka


a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town


a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower


a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri


a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856


a town in central Kansas, the county seat of Saline county, Kansas


the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river


the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River


oewn-Kentucky-n oewn-Bluegrass_State-n oewn-KY-n oewn-Ken.-n

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses


the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky


a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses


the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby


a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market


a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River


an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and thoroughbred horses


territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada


oewn-Louisiana-n oewn-Pelican_State-n oewn-LA-n oewn-La.-n

a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians


a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge


a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year


a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border


oewn-Maine-n oewn-Pine_Tree_State-n oewn-ME-n oewn-Me.-n

a state in New England with capital Augusta


a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River


a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland


a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor


largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state


oewn-Maryland-n oewn-Old_Line_State-n oewn-Free_State-n oewn-MD-n oewn-Md.-n

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Annapolis


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Annapolis


state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy


the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center


a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency


a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore


oewn-Massachusetts-n oewn-Bay_State-n oewn-Old_Colony-n oewn-MA-n oewn-Mass.-n

a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Salem, Charlestown or Boston


oewn-Boston-n oewn-Hub_of_the_Universe-n oewn-Bean_Town-n oewn-Beantown-n oewn-capital_of_Massachusetts-n

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services


a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building


a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775


a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629


a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology


town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought for the cache of arms stored there


a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries


town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought and the first shots fired


town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston


a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River


an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston


a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean


a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area


a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay


an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry


a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620


colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691


a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower


a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692


oewn-Michigan-n oewn-Wolverine_State-n oewn-Great_Lakes_State-n oewn-MI-n oewn-Mich.-n

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region, with capital Lansing


a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron


a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan


the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor


a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing


a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture


a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula


capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River


a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan


a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie


a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron


a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan


oewn-Minnesota-n oewn-Gopher_State-n oewn-North_Star_State-n oewn-MN-n oewn-Minn.-n


a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior


a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range


largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities


a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries


capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities


a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range


oewn-Mississippi-n oewn-Magnolia_State-n oewn-MS-n oewn-Miss.-n

a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War


an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico


a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama


a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg


capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River


a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River


a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves


oewn-Missouri-n oewn-Show_Me_State-n oewn-MO-n oewn-Mo.-n

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union


a town in southeast Missouri, the sixteenth largest city in Missouri


a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain


a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail


capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river


a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas


a town in southeast Missouri, the county seat of Butler County


a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express


the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century


oewn-Montana-n oewn-Treasure_State-n oewn-MT-n oewn-Mont.-n

a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border


a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park


the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river


a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper


a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power


capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana


oewn-Nebraska-n oewn-Cornhusker_State-n oewn-NE-n oewn-Neb.-n


capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska


a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River


largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest


oewn-Nevada-n oewn-Silver_State-n oewn-Battle_Born_State-n oewn-Sagebrush_State-n oewn-NV-n oewn-Nev.-n


capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada


largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess


a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage


oewn-New_Hampshire-n oewn-Granite_State-n oewn-NH-n oewn-N.H.-n

a state in New England, with capital Concord; one of the original 13 colonies


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Portsmouth


capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river


largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river


a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean


oewn-New_Jersey-n oewn-Jersey-n oewn-Garden_State-n oewn-NJ-n oewn-N.J.-n

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Elizabethtown, Perth Amboy, or Burlington


a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center


capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river


a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia


a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)


a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters


the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey


a university town in central New Jersey, nicknamed Hub City and The Healthcare City


a university town in central New Jersey, best known for being the location of Princeton university


a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean


an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands

Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956


oewn-New_Mexico-n oewn-Land_of_Enchantment-n oewn-NM-n oewn-N.M.-n

a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border


the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river


a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits


a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border


a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande


a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced


capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico


an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located


a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York


a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664


oewn-New_York-n oewn-New_York_State-n oewn-Empire_State-n oewn-NY-n oewn-N.Y.-n

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Albany


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital New York City


state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river


a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)


a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame


an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal


a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain


the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center


a borough of New York City, it is the northenmost, fourth largest, and has the fourth highest population of the New York City boroughs


a borough of New York City, the most populous and second-largest in area of New York City's five boroughs


a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center


an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States

some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island


one of the five boroughs of New York City


an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side


an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south


a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto


a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice


a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts


a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga


a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts


a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters


a fashionable residential street in New York City


low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan


the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's


a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance


a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century


a borough of New York City, it is the easternmost, largest in area, and second-largest in population of New York City's five boroughs


a borough of New York City, it is the southernmost, least populated, and third largest of the New York City boroughs


a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn


a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx


a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn


United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy


an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end


a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park


a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City


a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania


a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters


a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort


a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry


a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal


a city in central New York, the county seat of Onondaga County


a city in central New York, the county seat of Oneida County


a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing


oewn-borscht_circuit-n oewn-borsht_circuit-n oewn-borscht_belt-n oewn-borsht_belt-n

(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests

many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit


oewn-North_Carolina-n oewn-Old_North_State-n oewn-Tar_Heel_State-n oewn-NC-n oewn-N.C.-n

a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Bath, Edenton, Brunswick Town, or New Bern


a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean


a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America


a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina

frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras


a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore


capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina


a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte


a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina


the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina


a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University


a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina


a city of north central North Carolina, the city with the third-largest population in North Carolina


a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market


a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River


a city of north central North Carolina, the city with the fourth-largest population in North Carolina


oewn-North_Dakota-n oewn-Peace_Garden_State-n oewn-ND-n oewn-N.D.-n

a state of north central United States bordering on Canada


capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river


largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river


a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region, with capital Columbus


a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry


the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port


a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river


the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University


a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center


an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie


oewn-Oklahoma-n oewn-Sooner_State-n oewn-OK-n oewn-Okla.-n


a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River


capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock


a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries


oewn-Oregon-n oewn-Beaver_State-n oewn-OR-n oewn-Ore.-n

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific with capital Salem


a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range


a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university


a town in southern Oregon near the California border


a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort


freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains


capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River


oewn-Pennsylvania-n oewn-Keystone_State-n oewn-PA-n oewn-Pa.-n

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Harrisburg


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Philadelphia


a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center


a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production


a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania


a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery


capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state


an industrial town to the east of Harrisburg


a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)


the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania


a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh


an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania


oewn-Rhode_Island-n oewn-Little_Rhody-n oewn-Ocean_State-n oewn-RI-n oewn-R.I.-n

a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Providence


the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University


a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center


oewn-South_Carolina-n oewn-Palmetto_State-n oewn-SC-n oewn-S.C.-n

a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Charles Towne


capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina


a port city in southeastern South Carolina


a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center


a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont


oewn-South_Dakota-n oewn-Coyote_State-n oewn-Mount_Rushmore_State-n oewn-SD-n oewn-S.D.-n


capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river


a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills


largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota


oewn-Tennessee-n oewn-Volunteer_State-n oewn-TN-n oewn-Tenn.-n

a state in east central United States with capital Nashville


a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River


largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River


capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music


oewn-Texas-n oewn-Lone-Star_State-n oewn-TX-n oewn-Tex.-n

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico


a city in the northern panhandle of Texas


a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth


state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas


a city of southeastern Texas near Houston


a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships


a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico


a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields


a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San Antonio


a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez


a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial center


a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island


an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay


a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas) with counties Dallas and Collin


the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration


a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande


a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo


a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande


a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas) with counties Collin and Denton


a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town


a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers


a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border


a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas


a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio


a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border


oewn-Utah-n oewn-Beehive_State-n oewn-Mormon_State-n oewn-UT-n oewn-Ut.-n

a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young


a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons


a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons


the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church


oewn-Vermont-n oewn-Green_Mountain_State-n oewn-VT-n oewn-Vt.-n

a state in New England with capital Montpelier


capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont


a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River


the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont


oewn-Virginia-n oewn-Old_Dominion-n oewn-Old_Dominion_State-n oewn-VA-n oewn-Va.-n

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War


one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Jamestown or Williamsburg


capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War


a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains


a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607


a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards


port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy


a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards