1) Mur. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Hohe Tauern, S central Austria. It flows NE to Bruck, where it receives the Murz River, its chief tributary. Turning southeast, it flows past Graz (the head of navigation)... 2) Bruck an der Mur. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Bruck an der Mur, (brook an der moor) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 14,046), in Styria prov., E central Austria, at the confluence of the Mur and the Murz rivers. Manufactures... 3) Mercia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Saxon England, consisting generally of the region of the Midlands. It was settled by Angles c.500, probably first along the Trent valley. Its history emerges from... 4) Mersey. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Etherow and Goyt rivers. It flows east to the Irish Sea near Liverpool. The estuary of the Mersey, which is 16 mi (26 km) long and c.2 mi (3.2 km) wide, is navigable... 5) mercantilism. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Western Europe, especially in Holland, France, and England. The period 1500-1800 was one of religious and commercial wars, and large revenues were needed to maintain... 6) Mirma. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Mirma, (murīm) (KEY) , in the Bible, chief Benjamite.... 7) Murfreesboro. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...The city is the processing center of a dairy, livestock, and farm area, and it produces silk and rayon, lumber, and flour. Murfreesboro was the capital of Tennessee... 8) Murphysboro. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Big Muddy River; inc. 1867. It is a trade and distribution center for a fertile farm area. Shoes, feed, and fertilizer are made there. A memorial to John A. Logan... 9) Murren. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Bern canton, S central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. It is a health and sports center with a splendid view of the Jungfrau and neighboring peaks. It is the highest... 10) Merthyr Tydfil. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Located on the Taff River, the town is connected to Cardiff by canal. It has ironworks and steelworks. After World War II, light industries were stressed to revive... |