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Snyder

(Encyclopedia)Snyder, city (1990 pop. 12,195), seat of Scurry co., NW Tex., in a prairie and mesquite region; inc. 1907. Oil production is the city's main industry; natural gas is also refined and processed. Cattle...

Ennis

(Encyclopedia)Ennis, city (2020 pop. 20,159), Ellis co., N Tex.; inc. 1872. It is a trading, financial, rail, and processing center in a fertile blackland area that p...

Albemarle, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, city (2020 pop. 16,432), seat of Stanly co., central N.C., in the Piedmont region; inc. 1857. A marketing center in an agricultural area of cotton, grain, poultry, soybeans, and...

Namangan

(Encyclopedia)Namangan nəmən-gänˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 305,585), capital of Namangan region, W Uzbekistan, in the Fergana Basin. A center for the production of cotton and silk, it also has food-processing pla...

Kurume

(Encyclopedia)Kurume ko͞oro͞oˈmā [key], city (1990 pop. 228,347), Fukuoka prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on the Chikugo Plain. It is a commercial and agricultural center and manufactures rubber and cotton goods. ...

Akola

(Encyclopedia)Akola əkōˈlə [key], city, Maharashtra state, W central India, on the Morna River. It is a district administrative center, a market town, and an important road and rail...

Himeji

(Encyclopedia)Himeji hēmāˈjē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A railroad and market cen...

Ballari

(Encyclopedia)Ballari, formerly Bellary bəlärˈē [key], city, Karnataka state, SE India. It is a distric...

Baranagar

(Encyclopedia)Baranagar bŭrˈənəgər [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. A suburb of ...

Reus

(Encyclopedia)Reus rĕˈo͞os [key], city (1990 pop. 86,407), Tarragona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. Since the introduction (18th cent.) by English manufacturers of a cotton-spinning industry, Reus has grown into...
 

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