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napalm
Organic compound, the aluminum soap or salt of a mixture of fatty acids, used to thicken gasoline for use as an incendiary in flamethrowers and firebombs. The thickened mixture, itself also called napalm, burns more slowly and can be propelled more accurately and over greater distances than gasoline. When it comes in contact with surfaces, incl. the human body, it sticks tenaciously and continues to burn. It was developed and first used by the U.S. in World War II. Its use in the Vietnam War became highly controversial.


Natal
Former province, SE Republic of S. Africa. The area was occupied for centuries by Bantu-speaking peoples. It was given the name Natal by V. da Gama when he sighted the harbor of Port Natal (now Durban) on Christmas Day (Portuguese, Natal) in 1497. The first European settlers arrived in 1824. In 1837 Afrikaners arrived in the interior and, after they defeated the Zulus there, established the Republic of Natal. Annexed by the British in 1843, it was extended by numerous acquisitions. During the S. African War, Natal was invaded by Afrikaner forces, which were checked by the British. In 1910 it became a province of the Union of S. Africa and in 1961, of the Republic of S. Africa. The fragmented, nonindependent black state, or homeland, of KwaZulu was later created within Natal, which was the scene of clashes by rival black factions (see African National Congress, Inkatha Freedom Party). After the S. African elections of 1994, the region was united to form the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

Seaport city (pop., 1991: 606,000), NE Brazil. It is situated near the mouth of the Potengi River, on the Atlantic coast. Founded by the Portuguese in 1597 near the site of a fort, it was given town status in 1611. It is the capital and principal commercial center of the state of Rio Grande do Norte; it is also a busy port and naval base. It is the seat of the State Univ. of Rio Grande do Norte. The Marine Research Institute and the Barreira do Inferno rocket base are located in the vicinity.


Adal
Historic Islamic state, E Africa, southwest of the Gulf of Aden, with its capital at Harer (now in Ethiopia). Its rivalry with Christian Ethiopia began in the 14th cent. In the 16th cent. Adal launched a series of attacks, led by Ahmed Gran, who succeeded by 1533 in gaining control of most of central Ethiopia. Gran was killed in battle in 1543, and the Oromo invasions of the later 16th cent. ended Adal's power.


Anhalt
Former German state in what is now central Germany. The area around the upper Elbe River from which Anhalt was constituted was in the 11th cent. still part of the duchy of Saxony. It achieved separate territorial status in 1212. Subdivided and reunited frequently, it was finally reconstituted as the duchy of Anhalt by Leopold IV in 1863. It became part of the German empire in 1871. Reconstituted after World War II as Saxony-Anhalt, it subsequently became ...

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