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Naples – Nantes

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Naples

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New Orleans

LOUISIANA NIAGARA FALLS NICKEL MINE IN CANADA

Nairn

a city of Scotland, the capital of Nairnshire. It has many factories of rope and twine and in the neighborhood NAMUR are salmon fisheries and quarries. Pop. about 6,500.

Namangan

a town of the former province of Russian Turkestan. Prior to the war it had important industries, including cotton ginning and the manufacturing of soap and leather. Pop. about 75,000.

Namaqualand

GREAT, or NAM- ALAND, the S. extremity of the former province of German Southwest Africa.

Namaqualand

LITTLE, a district of Cape province, S. of the lower Orange river; much copper is mined here.

Nam Dinh

a city of French Indo- China. It is surrounded by fertile regions and is a well built city. It is the seat of a French Resident. It has important commercial interests and a large trade in rice, silk, cotton, and indigo.

Pop. about 40,000.

Nanning

a city of China in the province of Kwangsi. It is an impor. tant trading station and has a number of important educational and commercial establishments. Pop. about 37,000.

Nanosaurus

or NANOSAUR, a fossil lizard-like animal belonging to the group Dinosauria, discovered in North America, and about the size of a cat.

Nantes

EDICT OF

Nantes

EDICT OF. See EDICT OF NANTES.

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