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Krasnoyarsk
(Encyclopedia) KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarskkrəsnəyärskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 913,000), capital of Krasnoyarsk Territory, W Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei River. A major river port and rail center, it…Altoona
(Encyclopedia) Altoona Altoona ălt&oomacr;ˈnə [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 43,963), Blair co., central Pa., on the eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mts., near the…fatigue, in engineering
(Encyclopedia) fatigue, in engineering, microscopic cracking of materials, especially metals, after repeated applications of stress. Fissures may be formed within pieces of metal during their…Bruay-la-Buissière
(Encyclopedia) Bruay-la-Buissière Bruay-la-Buissière brüĕˈ-lä-bwēsyĕrˈ [key], formerly Bruay-en-Artois…Tiruchirapalli
(Encyclopedia) TiruchirapalliTiruchirapallitĭrˌ&oobreve;chĭrəpŭlˈlē [key], formerly TrichinopolyTiruchirapallitrĭchĭnŏˈpəlē [key], city (1991 pop. 711,862), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the…West, Franz
(Encyclopedia) West, Franz, 1947–2012, Austrian artist, known especially for his eccentric and fanciful sculpture, studied Academy of Applied Arts, Vienna. He first became known in the 1970s for his…Winona
(Encyclopedia) WinonaWinonawĭnōˈnə, wī– [key], city (1990 pop. 25,399), seat of Winona co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1857. There is food processing, and construction equipment,…Pointe-Noire
(Encyclopedia) Pointe-NoirePointe-NoirepwăNt-nwär [key], city (1984 pop. 294,203), SW Republic of the Congo, Africa, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Offshore oil drilling and oil refining are the city'…Seguin
(Encyclopedia) SeguinSeguinsəgēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 18,853), seat of Guadalupe co., S central Tex., on the Guadalupe River; inc. 1853. Among its many industrial products are textiles,…Sekondi-Takoradi
(Encyclopedia) Sekondi-TakoradiSekondi-Takoradisĕkˈəndē-täkôräˈdē [key], city (1984 pop. 93,822), capital of the Western Region, SW Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. An important seaport and commercial…Trending
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