[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.