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Cîmpulung

(Encyclopedia) Cîmpulung Cîmpulung kəmp&oobreve;l&oomacr;ngˈ [key], town, S central Romania, in Walachia, on…

Frederiksted

(Encyclopedia) Frederiksted Frederiksted frĕˈdrĭkstĕd [key], town, historically the chief port and commercial center…

Framingham

(Encyclopedia) Framingham Framingham frāˈmĭnghămˌ [key], town (2020 pop. 72,362), Middlesex co., E Mass., on the…

Bogardus, James

(Encyclopedia) Bogardus, JamesBogardus, Jamesbōgärˈdəs [key], 1800–1874, American architect, b. Catskill, N.Y. Among the first to use cast iron in the construction of building facades, Bogardus was…

Viborg, city, Denmark

(Encyclopedia) ViborgViborgvēˈbôr [key], city (1992 pop. 29,867), capital of Viborg co., N central Denmark. It is a commercial and industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include tobacco…

Vibo Valentia

(Encyclopedia) Vibo ValentiaVibo Valentiavēˈbō välānˈtyä [key], town (1991 pop. 34,836), Calabria, S Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is an agricultural and commercial center. A flourishing Roman…

Uitenhage

(Encyclopedia) UitenhageUitenhagey&oomacr;ˈtənhāgˌ, oiˈtənhäˌgə [key], town, part of Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., S South Africa, on the Zwartkops River. It…

Yibin

(Encyclopedia) YibinYibinyē-bĭn [key] or IpinYibinē-bĭn [key], city (1994 est. pop. 261,300), S Sichuan prov., China. It is a commercial and communications center at the junction of the Min and the…

Waterford, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Waterford, town (1990 pop. 17,930), New London co., SE Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled c.1653, inc. as a separate town from New London, 1801. Mainly residential, it has a…

Wausau

(Encyclopedia) WausauWausauwôˈsô [key], city (1990 pop. 37,060), seat of Marathon co., central Wis., on the Wisconsin River; settled 1839, inc. 1872. It is an industrial, commercial, insurance, and…