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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…Mysuru
(Encyclopedia) Mysuru, formerly MysoreMysoremīsôrˈ [key], city (2011 provisional pop. 887,446), Karnataka state, S India. Mysore is an industrial, commercial, and educational center whose products…Paxoí
(Encyclopedia) PaxoíPaxoípäksēˈ [key] or PaxosPaxospăkˈsəs [key], island (1991 pop. 2,175), c.7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW Greece, in the Ionian Sea; one of the Ionian Islands. Olive oil, citrus fruits,…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…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…Gilroy
(Encyclopedia) Gilroy, city (2020 pop. 59,520), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1870. Located in the fertile Santa Clara valley, Gilroy supports…Trending
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