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Hastings, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia) Hastings, city, SE North Island, New Zealand, close to Napier. It has extensive food-processing industries, including meatpacking,…

Lancashire

(Encyclopedia) LancashireLancashirelăngˈkəshĭr, –shər [key], county (1991 pop. 1,365,100), 1,878 sq mi (4,864 sq km), N England, on the Irish Sea. The historical county town is Lancaster, but the…

Cambridge, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cambridge. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,096), seat of Dorchester co., E Md., Eastern Shore, a port of entry on the Choptank River at its mouth…

Podolia

(Encyclopedia) PodoliaPodoliapōdōˈlyə [key], region, SW Ukraine, separated in the south from Moldova by the Dniester and in the west from W Galicia by the Southern Buh. It borders on Volhynia in the…

Ramsey

(Encyclopedia) Ramsey, residential borough (1990 pop. 13,228), Bergen co., NE N.J.; settled 1846, inc. 1908. Dairy and truck farms are in the area.

Olds

(Encyclopedia) Olds, town (1991 pop. 5,542), S Alta., Canada, N of Calgary, in a stock, dairy, and wheat-farming region. It has grain elevators and is the seat of a provincial agricultural school.

Parsons

(Encyclopedia) Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper…

Lewistown

(Encyclopedia) Lewistown, borough (1990 pop. 9,341), seat of Mifflin co., central Pa., on the Juniata River, in a lush farm and dairy area; inc. 1795. Many Amish live and farm in the surrounding area.

Brockville

(Encyclopedia) Brockville, city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is in a rich dairy region. The city's manufactures include…