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(Encyclopedia) Morgantown, city (1990 pop. 25,879), seat of Monongalia co., N W.Va., near the Pa. line, on the Monongahela River; inc. 1785. A shipping point for a coal and limestone region, it also…Nishinomiya
(Encyclopedia) NishinomiyaNishinomiyanēˌshēnōˈmēä [key], city (1990 pop. 426,909), Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It produces a famous sake. Its industry, located mostly along the…Nizhni Tagil
(Encyclopedia) Nizhni TagilNizhni Tagilnyēzhˈnyē təgēlˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 440,000), E European Russia, in the central Urals, on the Tagil River. A leading metallurgical and heavy industry center…Arlon
(Encyclopedia) Arlon Arlon ärlôNˈ [key], Du. Aarlen, town, capital of Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, near the border with Luxembourg. Livestock and agricultural products are…La Mirada
(Encyclopedia) La MiradaLa Miradalä mĭräˈdə [key], city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for “the view,” referring to the panoramic view of…De Forest, Lee
(Encyclopedia) De Forest, Lee, 1873–1961, American inventor, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa, grad. Yale, 1896. He was a pioneer in the development of wireless telegraphy, sound pictures, and television. His…Davis
(Encyclopedia) Davis, city (2020 pop. 66,850), Yolo co., central Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1917. It is an education center with light industry…Ciego de Ávila
(Encyclopedia) Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávilasyāˈgō dā äˈvēlä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 91,000), capital of Ciego de Ávila prov., central Cuba. An important processing center in a sugarcane region,…duralumin
(Encyclopedia) duraluminduralumind&oobreve;rălˈyəmĭn, dy&oobreve;– [key], alloy of aluminum (over 90%) with copper (about 4%), magnesium (0.5%–1%), and manganese (less than l%). Before a…Douglas, city, Isle of Man
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, city, capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the…