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Briey
(Encyclopedia) BrieyBrieybrēāˈ [key], town, Meurthe-et-Moselle dept., in Lorraine, NE France. It is at the center of the huge Briey iron-ore basin (see Lorraine) and has a chemical industry.Burton upon Trent
(Encyclopedia) Burton upon Trent, urban area, Staffordshire, W central England, on the Trent River and the Grand Trunk Canal. Brewing, begun there by…Wahiawa
(Encyclopedia) WahiawaWahiawawäˌhēəwäˈ [key], residential city (1990 pop. 17,386), Honolulu co., Hawaii, on central Oahu, in an area that produces pineapple. It is a commercial and trucking center…Tønder
(Encyclopedia) TønderTøndertöˈnər [key], Ger. Tondern, town (1992 pop. 8,019), Sønderjylland co., SW Denmark, near the German border. It has long been famous for its lace industry and also has…Pohang
(Encyclopedia) PohangPohangpôˈhängˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 508,983), North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on Yeongil (Yongil) Bay of the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). A fishing port and…San Isidro
(Encyclopedia) San IsidroSan Isidrosän ēsēˈᵺrō [key], city (1991 pop. 299,022), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. San Isidro…Pekin
(Encyclopedia) PekinPekinpēˈkĭn [key], city (1990 pop. 32,254), seat of Tazewell co., central Ill., a port on the Illinois River; inc. 1839. A processing, rail, and shipping point in a grain,…Neath
(Encyclopedia) NeathNeathnēth [key], Welsh Castell-nedd, town (1981 pop. 48,687), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, on the Neath River. Neath is both a market and an industrial town. Metallurgy and a…ice cream
(Encyclopedia) ice cream, sweet frozen dessert, made from milk fat and solids, sugar, flavoring, a stabilizer (usually gelatin), and sometimes eggs, fruits, or nuts. The mix is churned at freezing…Manchester, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Manchester. 1 Town (1990 pop. 51,618), Hartford co., central Conn.; settled c.1672, inc. 1823. Its sawmills and paper mills date from before the Revolutionary War. The city was also…Trending
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