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(Encyclopedia) OpplandOpplandôpˈlän [key], county (1995 pop. 183,194), 9,773 sq mi (25,312 sq km), S central Norway. The chief towns are Lillehammer (the capital) and Gjovik. The county is traversed…Skokie
(Encyclopedia) SkokieSkokieskōˈkē [key], village (1990 pop. 59,432), Cook co., NE Ill., an industrial suburb adjacent to Chicago; inc. 1888. Its varied products include communications, computer, and…Sorel
(Encyclopedia) SorelSorelsôrĕlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 18,786), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers. It is a grain-shipping center with an important…Rowley, Keith Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Rowley, Keith Christopher, 1949–, Trinidadian political leader, b. Tobago, grad. Univ. of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. A volcanologist, he worked in academia and industry before…Ottumwa
(Encyclopedia) OttumwaOttumwaŏtŭmˈwə, ō– [key], city (1990 pop. 24,488), seat of Wapello co., SE Iowa, on both banks of the Des Moines River, in a farm and coal area; inc. 1851. A commercial and…Azay-le-Rideau
(Encyclopedia) Azay-le-RideauAzay-le-Rideauäzāˈ–lə–rēdōˈ [key], village (1993 est. pop. 3,116), Indre-et-Loire dept., N central France, in Touraine. It is the center of a wine-producing area and has…Rickmansworth
(Encyclopedia) Rickmansworth, town (1991 pop. 29,408), Hertfordshire, SE England, at the confluence of the Colne, Gade, and Chess rivers. Rickmansworth is an old market town. The district is largely…Red Deer, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Red Deer, city (1991 pop. 58,134), S central Alta., Canada, on the Red Deer River. It developed as a trade and service center for a region of dairying and mixed farming. The discovery…Covina
(Encyclopedia) Covina Covina kōvēˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 51,268), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1901. The…Cortina d'Ampezzo
(Encyclopedia) Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo kōrtēˈnä dämpĕdˈzō [key], town, in…Trending
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