[Aachen]. See [Aix-la-Chapelle].

[Aalborg] (19), a trading town on the Liimfiord, in the N. of Jutland.

[Aar], a large Swiss river about 200 m. long, which falls into the Rhine as it leaves Switzerland.

[Aargau], a fertile Swiss canton bordering on the Rhine.

[Aarhuus] (33), a port on the E. of Jutland, with a considerable export and import trade, and a fine old Gothic cathedral.

[Aaron], the elder brother of Moses, and the first high-priest of the Jews, an office he held for forty years.

[Abaca], Manila hemp, or the plant, native to the Philippines, which yield it in quantities.

[Abacus], a tablet crowning a column and its capital.

[Abaddon], the bottomless pit, or the angel thereof.

[Abarim], a mountain chain in Palestine, NE. of the Dead Sea, the highest point being Mount Nebo.