Fåte, får, fåll, fåt; mẻ, mēt; plne or pine, pîn; nò, nỗt; õõ, as in good:

of a r. of its own name. Lat. 43° 10' N., Lon. 70° 40′ W. Pop. of the township, 3,111.

YORK, a co. in the S. S. E. part of Pa., bordering on Md. and the Susquehanna r. Pop. 47,010.

YORK, a t. of Pa., cap. of the above co., on the Baltimore and Susquehanna railroad, 24 m., in a straight line, S. S. E. of Harrisburg. Lat. 39° 58' N., Lon. 76° 40′ W. Pop. 4,779.

YORK, a r. of Va., formed by the union of the Pamunkey and Mattapony, and flowing into the Chesapeake.

YORK, a co. of Va., on the right side of the above r., at its mouth. Pop. 4,720. Co. t. Yorktown.

YORK, a dist. in the N. part of S. C., on the Catawba r. Pop. 18,383. Seat of justice, Yorkville.

YORK-SHIRE, the largest and most populous co. of England, lying in the N. E. part of the kingdom, and bordering on the North Sea. It is divided into four portions, called Ridings, which, for extent, may be compared to ordinary counties. Pop. 1,591,480.

YORKTOWN, a port of entry of Va., and cap. of York co., situated on the S. side of the York r., near its mouth. Lat. 37° 13' N., Lon. 76° 34' W.

YOUGHALL, pronounced yaul, a small but ancient t. and seaport of Ireland, near the mouth of Black Water r., 25 m. E. by N. from Cork.

YPRES, eepr, (Flem. Ypern, i'-pern), a fortified manufacturing t. of Belgium, in W. Flanders, 30 m. S. W. of Bruges. It was, in the 14th century, far more flourishing than at present, and was formerly famous for its manufacture of woollen and linen cloths. The fabric called diaper (originally d'Ypres,) derives its name from this town. (M.) Lat. 50° 51' N., Lon. 2° 53′ E. Pop. 15,000. (P. C.)

YSSEL, il-cel, a r. in the N. E. part of Holland, flowing into the Zuyder Zee.

Yu-CA-TAN or yoo-kå-tån', a peninsula forming the most eastern part of Mexico, between 16° and 21° 40′ N. Lat., and 86° 45′ and 91° W. Lon. It is principally included in the Mexican state of Yucatan. The southern portion, lying on the Bay of Honduras, is occupied by an English colony, and is denominated English Yucatan, or British Honduras.

YVERDUN, e`-ver`-dun', a t. of Switzerland, in the canton of Vaud, at the W. extremity of the lake of Neufchâtel, 17 m. N. by W. of Lausanne. Pop. 3,460. (P. C.)

YVETOT, eev-to', a t. of France, in the dep. of Lower Seine, 20 m. N. W. of Rouen. Pop. 7,923. (M.)

ZAANDAM, zảản-dåm', often written SAARDAM, a t. and former celebrated naval arsenal of Holland, on the Zaan, an affluent of the Y. It is remarkable for the great number of windmills in its vicinity. Lat. 52° 26' N., Lon. 4° 50' E. Pop. near 12,000. (P. C.)

ZACATECAS, såk-å-tà/-kås, a city of Mexico, cap. of a state of the same

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng.

name. Lat. about 22° 50′ N., Lon. 102° 30′ W. Pop. estimated at 25,000. (B.)

ZAHARA. See SAHARA.

ZAM-O'-RA or thả-mo'-rå, an ancient city of Spain, cap. of a prov. of the same name, on the Douro, 34 m. N. W. of Salamanca. Pop. 10,000. (B.)

ZANES'-VILLE, a t. of Ohio, cap. of Muskingum co., on the r. Muskingum, 48 m. E. of Columbus. Pop. 4,766.

ZANGUIBAR, Zang'-ge-bar', the name of a region on the E. coast of Africa, of which very little is known. It appears to extend from about 4° N. to 17° or 18° S. Lat.

ZAN'-TE (Anc. Zacyn'thus), one of the Ionian Islands, about 10 m. from the W. coast of the Morea. It is about 20 m. long and 10 broad. Pop. 35,348. (M.)

ZANTE, the cap. of an archiepiscopal town, is on the E. side of the island. Lat. 37° 47' N., Lon. 20° 54' 32" E. Pop. about 19,000. (B.) ZAN-ZI-BAR', an i. on the E. coast of Africa, belonging to the Imâm of Muscat. Lat. about 6° S., Lon. 39° E.

ZANZIBAR, the cap. of the above, is said to be a flourishing commercial town, and has a pop. estimated at above 10,000. (B.)

ZARA, Zâ'-rå, (Anc. Ja'dera.) an archiepiscopal t., cap. of Dalmatia, on the Adriatic, 150 m. S. E. of Venice. It is fortified, is the centre of an active commerce, and has some important manufactures. 44° 6' N., Lon. 15° 10' E. Pop. about 5,000. (B.)

ZARAGOZA. See SARAGOSSA.

Lat.

ZEALAND, zee-land, (Dan. Sjæland, sel-lånd, i. e. “sea-land,”) the largest and most important of the Danish Islands, situated between 54° 59 and 56° 10' N. Lat., and 10° 50′ and 12° 35′ E. Lon. Length 80 m.; greatest breadth about 65 m. Area estimated at 2,800 sq. m. Pop. 400,000. (P. C.)

ZEALAND (Dutch, Zeeland', z1-lånd, i. e. “sea-land"), a prov. in the W. part of Holland, situated partly between the two great branches of the Scheldt, and bordering on the sea. Area 580 sq. m. Pop. 155,593. (P. C.)

ZEBU OF CEBU, se-boo', (Sp. pron. thâ-boo',) one of the Philippine Islands, intersected by the 10th parallel of N. Lat., and the meridian of 123 30 E. Lon. It is above 120 m. long, and from 10 to 30 m. wide. ZEITOUN, (Zeïtov,) zhë-toon', a small fortified t. of Greece, near a gulf of the same name. Lat. 38° 58' N., Lon. about 22° 40′ E. ZEITZ, tsites, a t. of Prussian Saxony, on the Elster, 22 m. W. S. W. of Leipsic. Pop. above 7,000. (B.)

ZELLE. See CELLE.

ZEREST, ts Rbst, a manufacturing t. of Anhalt-Dessau, formerly the residence of the duke of Anhalt-Zerbst, 22 m. S. E. of Magdeburg. Pop. about 8,000.

(B.)

ZHIT-O-MEER (Jitomir or Schitomir-in Polish, Žitomirz, zhit-o'meer zh), a t. of European Russia, cap. of Volhynia, 75 m. S. W. of Kief. Pop. 17,434. (M.)

Fate, får, fåll, fåt; mẻ, mêt; pine or pine, pln; nỏ, nôt; ŏŏ as in good.

ZITTAU, tsit/-tou, a manufacturing and commercial t. of Saxony, 50 m. E. S. E. of Dresden. Pop. 9,000. (B.)

ZOLLVEREIN, tsoll-fer-ine', or "CUSTOMS-UNION," a commercial league recently formed in Germany for the purpose of establishing a unform rate of customs. It includes Prussia, Bavaria, Baden, Würtemberg, Saxony, and several smaller states.

ZOм-BOR`, a royal free t. of Hungary, cap. of the county of Bács (bách), 118 m. S. by E. of Pesth. Pop. estimated at above 18,000. (B.)

Zva, zoog or tsoog, a canton in the N. central part of Switzerland, on a lake of its own name. It is the smallest state in the confederation. Area 85 sq. m. Pop. 15,300. (P. C.) Also the cap. of the above, on the N. E. side of the L. of Zug. Pop. about 2,500. (M.) The L. of Zug is about 9 m. long and 3 wide.

ZULLICHAU, tsül'-le-kou, a manufacturing t. of Prussia, near the right bank of the Oder. Lat. 52° 10' N., Lon. 15° 37' E. Pop. 4,700. (B.) ZÜLPICH, tsül-pik, (Anc. Tolbiacum,) a sinall t. of the Prussian States, 20 m. S. W. of Cologne, remarkable for its historical associations. Here Clovis, the king of the Franks, gained a great victory over the Alemanni, A. D. 496.

ZÜRICH, Zu/-rik, (Ger. pron. tsü'-rik,) a canton in the N. E. part of Switzerland, bordering on the Rhine. Area 690 sq. m. Pop. 231,576. (P.)

ZÜRICH (Anc. Tu'ricum), the cap. of the above, is beautifully situ ated on the Limmat, at its egress from the L. of Zürich, 60 m. N. E. of Bern. It is a distinguished seat of literature and science. Among its various institutions, we may name the Academy, which, with the admirable Institute of Medicine and Surgery, forms a complete university (B.); and the Town Library, with 45,000 vols. Here, also, is a topographical model in relief, representing the whole of Switzerland; it was executed by Müller, and is regarded as one of the most admirable works of its kind. Lat. 47° 23′ N., Lon. 8° 31' E. Pop. 14,500. (P. C.)

ZURICH, LAKE OF, situated principally in the N. part of the canton of Zürich, is about 24 m. in length, and from 1 to 24 m. in breadth. ZUT-PHEN, a fortified t. of Holland, on the Yssel. Lat. 52° 8' N., Lon. 6 12 E. Pop. 11,000. (P.C.)

ZUYDER (or Zuider) ZEE, zil-der zee, (Dutch pron. zoil-der zay, i. e. "South Sea,”) a bay of the North Sea, in the N. W. part of Holland. Length about 90 m.; greatest breadth 50 m.

ZWEIBRÜCKEN or ZWEYBRÜCKEN, See DEUX-PONTS.

ZWICKAU, tswik-kou, a t. of the kingdom of Saxony, on the Mulde, 58 m. S. W. of Dresden. Pop. 7,400. (B.)

ZwoLL, a fortified t. of Holland, cap. of the prov. of Overyssel, about 60 m. E. N. E. of Amsterdam. Pop. 13,000. (B.)

ZwOR-NIK (Turk. Iz`-vor`-neek',) a t. of European Turkey, in Bos

nia, cap. of an inferior pashalik (sanjak) of its own name. 30 N., Lon. 19° 10′ E. Pop. estimated at 14,000. (B.) ZYTOMIR. Ses ZHITOMEER.

Lat. 44°

COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES.

[Extracted from the American Almanac, for 1845.]

The Colleges marked (*) are under the direction of the Baptists; thus (†) Episcopalians; thus (†) Methodists; thus (1) Catholics. With respect to the Colleges which are unmarked, the prevailing religious influence of those that are in New England is Congregationalism; of most of the others, Presbyterianism.

By students in the above table, except a few of the Colleges in the Southern and Western states, is meant undergraduates, or members of the four collegiate classes; not including such as are pursuing professional education, or such as are members of a preparatory department.

Some of the Colleges above enumerated, are not in full operation; and scarcely deserve a place in the Table. According to the Census of 1840, there are in the United States 173 universities or colleges, containing 16,233 students. There are 3.242 academies and grammar schools, containing 161,159 students. It is evident, that the difference between a college and an academy is not very clearly defined, except that the former has the exclusive right of granting degrees.

The column of Libraries includes the number of volumes in the College Libraries and in the Students' Libraries.