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(Encyclopedia) JohnstoneJohnstonejŏnˈstən [key], town (1991 pop. 42,731), Renfrewshire, W Scotland. Industries include flax and cotton mills in addition to engineering works. Chemicals, machine tools…Quezon
(Encyclopedia) Quezon, province (1990 pop. 1,372,445), E central Luzon, the Philippines. Lucena is the capital. A long, narrow province bordering on the Philippine Sea and containing in part the…Nykøbing
(Encyclopedia) NykøbingNykøbingnüˈköˌbĭng [key], city (1992 com. pop. 25,350), capital of Storstrøm co., SE Denmark, on Falster Island and on the Guldborg Sund, connected by bridge with Lolland. It…Charles II, emperor of the West and king of the West Franks
(Encyclopedia) Charles II or Charles the Bald, 823–77, emperor of the West (875–77) and king of the West Franks (843–77); son of Emperor Louis I by a second marriage. The efforts of Louis to create a…Tepic
(Encyclopedia) TepicTepictāpēkˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 206,967), capital of Nayarit state, W Mexico, on the Tepic River. A commercial center on the coastal line of the Mexican National Railways and…High Wycombe
(Encyclopedia) High Wycombe High Wycombe wĭkˈəm [key], city, Buckinghamshire, S England. The city is well known for…Matera
(Encyclopedia) MateraMateramätĕˈrä [key], city (1991 pop. 54,919), capital of Matera prov., in Basilicata, S Italy, in the Apennines. It is an agricultural and industrial center with woolen textile…Creusot, Le
(Encyclopedia) Creusot, Le Creusot, Le lə krözōˈ [key], city, Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy…Dewsbury
(Encyclopedia) Dewsbury Dewsbury dy&oomacr;zˈbərē [key], town, Kirklees metropolitan district, N central England,…borough-English
(Encyclopedia) borough-English, a custom of inheritance in parts of England whereby land passed typically to the youngest son in preference to his older brothers. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, the custom…Trending
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