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(Encyclopedia) LeshanLeshanlŭˈshänˈ [key] or LoshanLoshanlōˈshänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 384,300), central Sichuan prov., China, just S of Chengdu, on the Min River. Heavy industry is the city's…cable television
(Encyclopedia) cable television, the transmission of televised images to viewers by means of coaxial cables. Cable systems receive the television signal, which is sent out over cables to individual…Valenciennes
(Encyclopedia) ValenciennesValenciennesväläNsyĕnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 39,276), Nord dept., N France, on the Escaut (Scheldt) River. An old-line industry center in a former coal-mining region, its…sweating system
(Encyclopedia) sweating system, method of exploiting labor by supplying materials to workers and paying by the piece (see piecework) for work done on those materials in the workers' homes or in small…Limoges
(Encyclopedia) LimogesLimogeslēmôzhˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 136,407), capital of Haute-Vienne dept., W central France, on the Vienne River. It is famous for its ceramics industry, which uses the…Salinas, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) SalinasSalinassəlēˈnəs [key], city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and…Keokuk, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Keokuk, city (1990 pop. 12,451), seat of Lee co., extreme SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River at the foot of the Des Moines River rapids and in a farm area; inc. 1847. Its industries…Jefferson City
(Encyclopedia) Jefferson City, city (1990 pop. 35,481), state capital and seat of Cole co., central Mo., on the south bank of the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Osage; inc. 1825. The state…Dublin, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Dublin, county, 327 sq mi (847 sq km), E central Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea. The region is dominated by Dublin, which is…Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy
(Encyclopedia) Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy byĭlˈhərət-dnĕstrôfˈskyē [key], Rus. Belgorod-Dnestrovsky,…Trending
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