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Nijmegen

(Encyclopedia) NijmegenNijmegennīˈmāˌgən [key], city (1994 pop. 147,018), Gelderland prov., E Netherlands, on the Waal River, near the German border. It is a rail and water transportation point and…

Nancy

(Encyclopedia) NancyNancynäNsēˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 102,410), capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle dept., NE France, on the Meurthe River and the Marne-Rhine Canal. It is the administrative, economic,…

Nantes

(Encyclopedia) NantesNantesnäNt [key], city (1990 pop. 252,029), capital of Loire-Atlantique dept., W France, on the Loire River. It is an important industrial and shipping center with its ocean port…

Helsinki

(Encyclopedia) Helsinki Helsinki hĕlˈsĭngkē [key], Swed. Helsingfors, city (2020 pop. 653,835…

Laredo

(Encyclopedia) LaredoLaredolərāˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 122,899), seat of Webb co., S Tex., on the Rio Grande; founded 1755, inc. 1852. It is a port of entry on the U.S.-Mexican border, with a…

Saint Joseph, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Saint JosephSaint Josephsānt jōˈzəf [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 9,214), seat of Berrien co., SW Mich., a port on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River across from Benton…

poison ivy

(Encyclopedia) poison ivy,&sp;poison oak, and poison sumac, woody vines and trailing or erect shrubs of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to North America. They are sometimes…

Nur-Sultan

(Encyclopedia) Nur-SultanNur-Sultann&oobreve;r-s&oobreve;ltänˈ [key], formerly AstanaAstanaästäˈnä [key], city (2008 est. pop. 600,000), capital of Kazakhstan, in central Kazakhstan on the…

Abilene

(Encyclopedia) Abilene Abilene ăbˈĭlēn [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 6,460), seat of Dickinson co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; inc. 1869. It was (1867–71) a…

Gainesville

(Encyclopedia) Gainesville. 1 City (2020 pop. 141,085), seat of Alachua co., N central Fla.; inc. 1869. The Univ. of Florida is a major source of…