Fåte, får, fåll, fåt; mê, mêt; pine or pine, pin; nô, nôt; õõ, as in good; notice. It was a church, founded, more than 13 centuries ago, by the emperor Justinian, but afterwards, when the Turks acquired possession of Constantinople, was converted into a mosque. It is an immense building, and will conveniently contain, it is said, 100,000 persons. Its cupola has served as a model for those which have since been erected at Venice, Pisa, and Rome. The mosque, however, of the sultan Ahmed surpasses that of St. Sophia, both in beauty and grandeur, and is regarded as altogether the most magnificent structure in the Turkish metropolis. Constantinople is protected on the land side by walls, which are so lofty, that from the road, which passes under them, the eye can scarcely catch a glimpse of the mosques and minarets of the city. On this side there are six gates. The town was formerly defended, it is said, by 180 towers, of which not more than 120 are now standing. The harbour of Constantinople, called the port of the Golden Horn, is safe, capacious, and beautiful. It is formed by an arm of the Bosporus, which projects on the European shore, between the city and its suburbs, Galata (gå-lå-tå), and Pera (på/-rå). The Mosque of St. Sophia is in Lat. 41° 1′27′′ N., and Lon. 28° 55′ 24′′ E. Pop. estimated by Balbi at 600,000.—Adj. and inhab. Con-stan-ti-no-pOL/-ITAN, BYZANTINE, and BYZANTIAN. (See BYZANTIUM.) (Turk. Ståm`bool-lee'.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, STRAIT OF. See BOSPORUS.

CON-WAY or CON-WY, a r. of Wales, which flows into the Irish Sea, at Aberconway, in Lat. 53° 18′ N., Lon. 3° 50′ W.

CONWAY, a co. in the N. part of Ark., bordering on the Arkansas r. Pop. 2,892. Co. t. Lewisburg.

COOCH BAHAR (ba-har'), a principality of Hindostan, occupying the N. E. extremity of the prov. of Bengal.

Cook, a co. in the N. E. part of Ill., bordering on L. Michigan. Pop. 10,201. Co. t. Chicago.

COO-MAS-SIE, a large t. in the W. of Africa, cap. of the empire of Ashantee. It is nearly 4 m. in circuit. The streets are wide, regu and very clean, but the houses are for the most part built of reeds. La 6° 51' N., Lon. 1° 42′ W. Pop. estimated by the Ashantees at above 100,000, but this is probably an exaggeration. (P. C.)

COOPER, a co. in the W. central part of Mo., bordering on the Missouri r. Pop. 10,484. Co. t. Booneville.

Coos, a co. forming the N. extremity of N. H. Pop. 9,849. Co. t. Lancaster.

Cool-sa, a r. of Ala., which unites with the Tallapoosa to form the Alabama r.

Coosa, a co. in the E. central part of Ala., bordering on the r. Coosa. Pop. 6,995. Co. t. Rockford.

CO-PEN-HA-GEN (Dan. Kjöbenhavn, kyöl-ben-houn'; Lat. Haf/nia); the metropolis of Denmark, is situated partly on the E. coast of the i. of Zealand, and partly on the N. coast of the i. of Amager. This portion is called Christianshavn (kris/-te-åns-houn'). That on the i. of Zealand, called Kjöbenhavn, or Copenhagen proper, is divided into the

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. Old and New Town. The latter, named also Frederikstad, is truly superb, and may be compared to the most magnificent portions of the finest capitals of Europe. Among the multitude of remarkable buildings which Copenhagen contains, we may cite the royal palace of Christiansborg, equally extraordinary for its architecture and its vast dimensions. It contains a magnificent palace-church, the royal galleries of paintings, natural history, &c., and a library of 400,000 vols. Among the great number of literary and scientific institutions, for which the Danish capital is distinguished, may be mentioned its celebrated university, one of the most richly endowed and most flourishing in Europe. It is attended on an average by 700 students. Copenhagen is well fortified, being surrounded by ramparts and ditches, and defended by 24 bastions, besides outworks, and on the side towards the sea by a very strong citadel. It has an admirable barbour which is the great naval station of Denmark, and is capable of containing above 500 ships. Kjobenhavn signifies "buying or trading port;" this place, however, no longer possesses that commercial distinction which formerly rendered its name so appropriate. Its general trade has much declined of late, principally in consequence of Altona being a free port, which Copenhagen is not. The observatory of the university is in Lat. 55° 40′ 53′′ N., Lon. 12° 34' 57" E. Pop. above 115,000. (B.)

Co-Pi-AH, a co. in the S. W. part of Miss., bordering on Pearl r. Pop. 8,945. Co. seat, Gallatin.

Co-PI-A-PO', a t. in the N. part of Chili, with rich copper-mines. Lat. 27° 20' S., Lon. 70° 30′ W.

COPPER MINE RIVER, a r. of N. America, which flows into the Arctic Ocean, in Lat. 65° 50′ N., Lon. near 116° W.

COQUET, kok-et, a small r. of England, in Northumberland, which rises on the Scottish border, and flows into the German Ocean, opposite a little island of the same name.

COQUIMBO, ko-keem/-bo, a commercial t. of Chili, cap. of a prov. of the same name. It is sometimes called LA SERENA (lå så-rà/-nå). Lat. 29° 55' S., Lon. 71° 19′ W. Pop. estimated from 7,000 to 12,000. (B.)

COR-DIL-LER-AS or kor-deel-ya/-rås, the name given to the Mexican portion of the great mountain chain which traverses the American continent from N. to S. The highest summits are POPOCATEPETL and the peak of ORIZABA, which see.

COR-DO-VA* (Sp. Cordova or Cordoba, koR/-do-vå; Anc. Cor/duba

Fate, far, fall, fât; mẻ, mét; plne or pine, pin; nỗ, nỗt ; ðó as in good: and Colonia Patricia, or simply Patricia); an ancient and celebrated city of Spain, in Andalusia, on the N. bank of the Guadalquivier, 180 m. S. S. W. of Madrid. While in the possession of the Moors, from 755 to 1234, it was a distinguished seat of learning, and the terror and admiration of Europe. It then contained 300,000 inhabitants. It was also the centre of an extensive trade, and noted for the preparation of the goat skins called cordoban.* Since the expulsion of the Moors, Cordova has fallen into decay, though it still ranks among the important places of Spain. Corduba was the birth-place of the two Senecas, and of the poet Lucan. Lat. 37° 52′ N., Lon. 4° 45′ W. Pop. 57,000. (B.)-Adj. and inhab. COR-DO-VESE; and COR-DU-BESE, when the ancient town is referred to.

CORDOVA, an important t. of S. America, nearly in the centre of the republic of La Plata; cap. of a prov. of its own name, on the r. Primero (pre-m-ro). It is the centre of an extensive trade. Lat. about 31° 20′ N., Lon. 64° W. Pop. estimated at 15,000. (B.)

CO-RE-A, a large peninsula on the E. coast of Asia, whose sovereign is tributary to the emperors of China and Japan, but otherwise independent. The country subject to the sovereign of Corea extends from about 34° to 43′ N. Lat., and from 124° to 134° E. Lon. Its length, from N. to S., is near 630 m.; the average breadth may be about 150 m. Kingkitao (king-ke-tål-o), the cap., is said to be a large city. Lat. about 37° 15′ N., Lon. 127° 25′ E.—Adj. and inhab. Co-Re-ẠN.

CORFU, kor-fool or kor/-fu, (Mod. Gr. Koppo, korphoi, pronounced kor-feel; Anc. Gr. Kopzupa; Lat. Corcy/ra;) an i. which lies off the coast of Albania, extending from 39° 51' to 39° 21′ N. Lat., and 19° 36′ to 20° 8' E. Lon. The length is about 38 m.; greatest breadth nearly 20 m. The area is about 227 sq. m.

CORFU, the cap. of the above, as well as of the whole Ionian republic, is situated on a promontory, on the E. side of the island. It is surrounded with walls, and strongly fortified. This town is the residence of an archbishop, and the seat of a university, first opened in 1824, with the four faculties of theology, law, medicine, and philosophy, and fourteen professors. The lectures are given in modern Greek. The harbour of Corfu is one of the best in the Levant. Lat. 39° 38′ N., Lon. 19° 56' E. Pop. of the town and suburbs, 15,800. (P. C.)

COR-INTH, (Anc. Corinthos,) a small t. of Greece, near the isthmus which connects the Morea with the main continent. In the early part of the present century, its population and commerce were considerable, but it was almost destroyed during the war. A few scattered ruins are the only relics of that magnificence which was once the admiration of the civilized world. Lat. 37° 56' N., Lon. 22° 53′ E.-Adj. and inhab. COR-IN-THI-AN.

CORK, a co. occupying the S. extremity of Ireland, in the prov. of Munster. Pop. in 1831, 703,716. (P. C.)

*This word has been corrupted into our cordwain, whence shoemakers in England derived their old name of cordwainers, and in France that of cordonniers.

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

CORK, one of the most commercial cities of Ireland, cap. of the above co., on both sides of the Lee, 4 m. from its entrance into Cork harbour, and 138 m. S. W. of Dublin. Lat. 51° 54' N., Lon. 8° 30′ W. Pop. in 1831, including the liberties, 107,016. (P. C.)

CORN-WALL, a co. * occupying the S. W. extremity of England. Pop. 341,279.-Adj. COR-NISH; inhab. COR-NISH-MAN.

COR -O-MAN-DEL, a name applied to the E. coast of Southern Hindostan, extending from Point Calimere, in 10° 18′ N. Lat., to the mouth of the r. Krishna, in 15° 45′ N. Lat.

CORRÈZE, kor -raze', a dep. in the S. central part of France, which derives its name from the r. Corrèze, a branch of the Vezère, which is a tributary of the Dordogne. Pop. 302,433. (B.) Tulle is the capital. COR/-RIB, a L. of Ireland, in the co. of Galway, 22 m. in length, containing numerous islands.

COR-SI-CA, (Fr. CORSE,) an i. in the Mediterranean, between Sardinia and the Genoese coast, extending from about 41° 21' to 43° 1' N. Lat., and from 8° 32′ to 9° 34′ E. Lon. Its length is 116 m.; its greatest breadth about 51. Area about 3,380 sq. m. Pop. 207,889. (B.) The i. of Corsica forms one of the departments of France. Ajaccio is the capital. Adj. and inhab. COR/-SI-CAN.

CORTE, KOR/-t, a t. of Corsica, nearly in the centre of the i., which, during the short period of Corsican independence, about the middle of the last century, was the seat of government. Lat. 42° 18' N., Lon. 9° 9′ E. Pop. in 1832, 3,282. (P. C.)

CORT-LAND, a co. in the central part of N. Y., S. W. of Utica. Pop. 24,607. Co. t. Cortlandville.

CORTONA, KOR-to'-nå, (Anc. Cor'ytum,) a t. of Italy, in Tuscany, remarkable for its public and private collections of Etruscan antiquities. Corytum was one of the principal cities of ancient Etruria. Lat. 43° 17 N., Lon. 11° 59′ E. Pop. 3,500. (B.)

CO-RUN-NA (Sp. Coruña, ko-roon/-ya; Anc. Adro/bicum and Coro'nium), a fortified commercial and manufacturing t. of Spain, in Galicia, at the entrance of the Bay of Betanzos, near the N. W. extremity of the Spanish peninsula. The name is said to be derived from the ancient columna, or tower of Hercules, which still exists, having been, in 1791, converted into a light-house. The harbour of Corunna is spacious, and one of the best in Spain. Lat. 43° 23′ N., Lon. 8° 20′ W. Pop. about 23,000. (B.)

COR-VO, the smallest i. of the Azores, situated near 40° N. Lat., and intersected by the 31st meridian of W. Lon. Length only about 5 m. COSENZA, ko-sen/-za, an archiepiscopal t. of Naples, the cap. of Calabria Citra. Lat. 39° 20′ N., Lon. 16° 16′ E. Pop. 8,000. (B.) COSH-OC-TON, a co. in the E. central part of Ohio, intersected by the Ohio and Erie Canal. Pop. 21,590. Co. t. Coshocton.

Corrupted from Cornu Gallia, i. e. the "the horn or extremity of Gaul." In like manner, WALES (called Galles by the French) is derived from Gallia; the Welsh nation being a remnant of the ancient Gauls, See page 232: note.

Fäte, får, fåll, fät; mẻ, met; pine or pine, pln; nô, nôt; ōō as in good,

CÖSLIN, COESLIN or Köslin, kös-leen', a walled t. of Prussia, in Pomerania, the cap. of a circle of the same name, and of the principality of Camin (kå-meen'). Lat. 54° 13' N., Lon. 16° 12′ E. Pop. near 6,000. (B.)

COSNE, kone, (Anc. Conda/te,) a t. of France, in the dep. of Nièvres, remarkable for its manufactures in iron. Lat. 47° 24' N., Lon. 2° 56' E. Pop. in 1832, 5,123. (P. C.)

Cos/-SACKS, a people inhabiting the southern parts of the Russian empire, particularly those bordering on Poland, Turkey and Tartary. The name is supposed to be derived from the Tartar word Kasak, or Kaisak, signifying light-armed mercenary horsemen. They are very warlike, and are extensively employed in the Russian military service. They are said to be, in general, very honest and hospitable.

COSSEIR, kos-sare', a small t. of Egypt, on the Red Sea, with extensive storehouses, where the caravans which trade with Arabia deposite their goods. Lat. 26° 7′ N., Lon. 34° 13′ E.

COSTARICA, kos/-tå-ree/-kå, or "rich coast," the most southerly of the united states of Central America. Its territory borders on New Granada. S. José is the capital.

CÔTE D'OR, kôte dor, a dep. in the E. part of France, intersected by the r. Saône. Pop. 385,624. (B.) Capital, Dijon.

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CÔTES DU NORD, kôte dü nor, (i. e. literally coasts of the north,") a dep. in the N. W. of France, bordering on the English Channel. Pop. 605,563. (B.) Capital, St. Brieux.

COTOPAXI, ko-to-pax/-e or ko-to-på-нe, a celebrated volcanic mountain of S. America, in the territory of Ecuador, nearly 40 m. S. by E. from Quito. In 1738, the flames rose 900 metres (nearly 3,000 English ft.) above the sides of its crater; and, in 1748, its roaring was heard at Honda, in New Granada, at the distance of near 500 m. Height, 2,950 toises, or 18,868 English ft. (B.) Lat. 0° 44′ S., Lon. 76° 40′ W.

COTTBUS OF KOTTBUS, kott/-boos, a walled t. of Prussia, on the Spree, cap. of a circle of the same name. Lat. 51° 45′ N., Lon. 14° 22′ E. Pop. 6,600. (B.)

COURLAND. See KOORLAND.

COURTRAY or COURTRAI, KOOR -trå, (Flem. Kortryk, kort/-rike,) a fortified manufacturing t. of W. Flanders, cap. of a dist. of the same name, situated on the r. Lys, 25 m. S. of Bruges. This town existed in the time of the Romans, under the name of Cortoriacum. Lat. 50° 50' N., Lon. 3° 16′ E. Pop. nearly 19,000. (B.)

COUTANCE, koo-tance', (Lat. Constan/tia,) a city of France, in the dep. of Manche. This town is said to have been built by the emperor Constantius, (father of Constantine the Great,) and called after his own name, Constantia, of which Coutance is a corruption. Lat. 49° 3 N. Lon. 1° 26' W. Pop, in 1832, 8,957. (P. C.)

COVENTRY, kuv/-en-tre, a city of England, situated within the limits of Warwickshire, but constituting, with several adjacent villages, a separate county, called the County of the City of Coventry; the