ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. Yazoo, a co. in the W. part of Miss., between the Yazoo and Big Black rivers. Pop. 10,480. Co. seat, Benton.

YED-DO (Jeddo), the chief city of Japan, on the i. of Niphon, on a bay to which it gives its name. It is said to be about 20 m. in circumference. Pop. very uncertain: the Japanese writers estimate the number of houses at 280,000. The pop. is probably not less than 1,300,000. (B.)

YEL-LOW-STONE, a r. of the U. S., which rises in the Rocky Mountains, and, flowing north-easterly, falls into the Missouri, near 48° N. Lat., and 104° W. Lon. It is about 800 yards wide at its mouth. Length, estimated at 1,100 m.; for more than 800 m. of which it is navigable. (Morse.)

YEM-EN (Anc. Ara/bia Felix), a country occupying the S. W. portion of Arabia.

YENISEY, yen'-e-se, a large r. of N. Asia, which rises in the Chinese empire, near 51° N. Lat., and 98° E. Lon. At first, its course is W., to near where it leaves the Chinese territories, when it turns to the N., and continues in a general northerly direction, to the Arctic Ocean, which it enters by a wide estuary, in about 72° 30′ N. Lat., and 85° E. Lon. Length estimated at 2,600 m. It is of little use for purposes of navigation, in consequence of its flowing through a desolate country, and being frozen over for the greater part of the year.

YEO-VIL, a small t. of England, in Somersetshire, on the Yeo or Ivil, an affluent of the Parret, 32 m. S. S. W. of Bath, important for its manufacture of gloves.

YESSO or Jesso. See JAPAN.

YEZD, a manufacturing and commercial city in the E. part of Persia. Lat. about 32° 40′ N., Lon. 55° 40′ E. Pop. estimated at 60,000. (B.) YONNE, a dep. in the N. E. central part of France, intersected by a river of the same name, which flows into the Seine. Pop. 355,237. (B.) Capital, Auxerre.

YORK (Anc. Ebor/acum), a celebrated city of England, cap. of Yorkshire, on the Ouse, 170 m. N. N. W. of London. Though inferior, in population and importance, to many other English towns, York is regarded, in point of rank, as the second in the kingdom: it is the only city, besides London, whose chief magistrate takes the title of Lord Mayor. The most remarkable building of this city is the Minster or Cathedral, which is regarded as the finest edifice of the kind in Great Britain, and one of the finest Gothic structures in Europe: length, internally, 524 ft.; height of the great tower, 234 ft. Eboracum was an important town under the Romans; several of the emperors temporarily resided, and one (Severus) died here. Several parliaments have been held in York, the first being that summoned by Henry II., in 1160. Lat. 53° 58′ N., Lon. 1° 5′ W. Pop., including an area of above 4 sq. m., 28,842.

YORK, a co. forming the S. W. extremity of Maine. Pop. 54,023. Co. t. Alfred.

YORK, a t. and port of entry of Maine, in the above co., at the mouth

Fåte, får, fåll, fât; mẻ, met; plne or pine, pîn; nò, nôt; 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, cepr, (Flem. Ypern, il-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, i-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-dux', 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, zåån-dam', 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-a-tà/-kås, a city of Mexico, cap. of a state of the same

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; Tн, 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 (Auc. 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, zả'-rå, (Anc. Jaldera,) 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. Lat. 44° 6' N., Lon. 15° 10' E. Pop. about 5,000. (B.)

ZARAGOZA. See SARAGOSSA.

ZEALAND, zee-land, (Dan. Sjæland, sel-lånd, i. e. "sea-land,") the largest and most important of the Danish Islands, situated between 54° 58 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', za-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 or CEBU, se-boo', (Sp. pron. thà-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,) zâë-toon', a small fortified t. of Greece, near a gulf of the same name. Lat. 38° 56' 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.

ZERBST, tseRbst, 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, Zitomirz, zhit-omeerzh), a t. of European Russia, cap. of Volhynia, 75 m. S. W. of Kief. Pop. 17,434. (M.)

Fate, far, fall, fat; mẻ, mét; pine or pine, pin; nỏ, nốt; čo 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.

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

ZOLLICHAU, 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 small 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.)

ZÜRICH, 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.)

Lat. 44°

ZWOR-NIK (Turk. Iz`-vor-neek',) a t. of European Turkey, in Bosnia, cap. of an inferior pashalik (sanjak) of its own name. 30' N., Lon. 19° 10′ E. Pop. estimated at 14,000. (B.) ZYTOMIR. See ZHITOMEER.

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