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Saimaa
Lake, SE Finland, northeast of Helsinki. It has an area of 443 sq mi (1,147 sq km) and is the primary lake in the Great Saimaa lake system, the largest in Finland. About 120 lakes and numerous rivers and streams in the system drain most of SE Finland through Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River, and the Saimaa Canal to the Gulf of Finland. The lake system provides essential transportation links and hydroelectric power among the major towns of the region, and its scenic forests attract many tourists.


Saipan
Island (pop., 1990: 39,000), Northern Mariana Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean. It has an area of 47 sq mi (122 sq km). Its chief settlement, Chalan Kanoa, is the Northern Marianas' commonwealth center. Ruled by Spain 1565-1899, it then passed to Germany 1899-1914. It was a Japanese mandate 1920-44, then was captured after fierce fighting by U.S. forces in World War II. It was the headquarters of the U.S.-administered U.N. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (terminated 1990). Copra is the island's chief product.


saivo
One of the Sami regions of the dead, where the deceased lead happy lives with their families and ancestors, acting in every way as they did on earth. In Norway the saivo world was thought to exist in the mountains, whereas in Finland it was usually believed to be under special double-bottomed lakes. These localities were regarded as sacred and as sources of power that could be used by the shaman, or noaide. When the noaide wished to go into a trance, he would ask his guardian spirits from the saivo to aid him.


Shiva
Major deity of Hinduism, believed to have many manifestations. Like Vishnu he is the subject of an elaborate and sometimes contradictory mythology. He is both the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. His female consort is known under various manifestations, incl. Parvati, Durga, and Kali. In Shaivism he is worshiped as the paramount lord.


canvas
Stout cloth. Canvas (probably named after cannabis, or hemp), has been made from hemp- and flax-family fibers since ancient times to produce cloth for sails. More recently, it has also been made from tow, jute, cotton, and mixtures of such fibers. Flax canvas is essentially of double warp (see weaving), being invariably intended to withstand pressure or rough usage. Articles made from canvas include camera and golf bags, running shoes, tents, and mailbags. Tarred canvas is used for tarpaulins to cover goods. Artists' canvas for painting is much lighter than sail canvas; the best qualities are made of cream or bleached flax fiber.


caviar
Eggs, or roe, of sturgeon preserved with salt. Most true caviar is produced in Russia and Iran, from fish taken from the Caspian and Black seas. The best grade, beluga, is prepared from large black or gray eggs; fresh beluga is ...

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