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Sherbrooke

(Encyclopedia) Sherbrooke, city (1991 pop. 76,429), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Magog and the St. François rivers, E of Montreal. It is the commercial and market center for the…

San Pablo

(Encyclopedia) San PabloSan Pablosăn păbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 25,158), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, a suburb of Oakland; inc. 1948. One of the oldest Spanish settlements in the…

Kenner

(Encyclopedia) Kenner, city (1990 pop. 72,033), Jefferson parish, SE La., a suburb of New Orleans; inc. 1952. Kenner has grown since the 1970s into an area of moderate- to upper-income housing…

Lashkar

(Encyclopedia) LashkarLashkarləshˈkər [key], city, Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Formerly the capital of Madhya Bharat state, it adjoins Gwalior town and is a modern commercial center and…

Abengourou

(Encyclopedia) AbengourouAbengourouäbĕng-g&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr; [key], town (1988 pop. 59,114), E Côte d'Ivoire. It is the commercial center for a region producing cacao, coffee, kola nuts,…

Güines

(Encyclopedia) GüinesGüinesgwēˈnās [key], city (1994 est. pop. 46,000), Mayabeque prov., W Cuba. It is located in one of the island's most heavily farmed areas. Güines was founded in 1737 as the…

Horten

(Encyclopedia) Horten Horten hôrˈtən [key], town, Vestfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Oslofjord (an arm of…

Horsens

(Encyclopedia) Horsens Horsens hôrˈsəns [key], city, Vejle co., central Denmark, a port at the head of the Horsens…

Jimma

(Encyclopedia) Jimma or JimaJimaboth: jĭmˈä [key], city (1994 pop. 88,867), Oromia region, SW Ethiopia. It is the commercial center for a coffee-producing region. Potassium and sodium nitrates are…

Irapuato

(Encyclopedia) Irapuato Irapuato ēräpwäˈtō [key], city, Guanajuato state, W central Mexico, on the Irapuato River. It…