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Hubballi-Dharwad

(Encyclopedia)Hubballi-Dharwad, formerly Hubli-Dharwad ho͝oˈblē-därˈvär [key], city, Karnataka (forme...

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

(Encyclopedia)Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), former U.S. government agency established (1933) in the Dept. of Agriculture under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 as part of Franklin Delano Roos...

Ratlam

(Encyclopedia)Ratlam rətlämˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 195,776), Madhya Pradesh state, E central India, on the Mumbai-Delhi RR. Capital of the former state of Ratlam, the town is a district administrative center an...

Korhogo

(Encyclopedia)Korhogo kôrhōˈgō [key], town (1996 est. pop. 158,300), N Côte d'Ivoire. It is an administrative and processing center for a mountainous region where cotton, kapok, rice, millet, peanuts, corn, an...

Kingsville

(Encyclopedia)Kingsville, city (1990 pop. 25,276), seat of Kleberg co., S Tex.; inc. 1911. It is headquarters of the gigantic King Ranch. The city is a processing center for cotton, livestock, vegetables, and dairy...

Idlib

(Encyclopedia)Idlib ĭdˈlĭb [key], town (1995 est. pop. 100,000), capital of Idlib governorate, NW Syria. It is an important market center for a fertile agricultural region where grains, grapes, olives, sesame, a...

mohair

(Encyclopedia)mohair, hair of the Angora goat or a large group of fabrics made from it, either wholly or in combination with wool, silk, or cotton. The Angora goat, native of Asia Minor for 2,000 years, is bred in ...

Moultrie

(Encyclopedia)Moultrie mōlˈtrē [key], city (1990 pop. 14,865), seat of Colquitt co., SW Ga., on the Ochlockonee River; inc. 1890. The town grew as a lumbering and naval stores center but is now a commercial prod...

Namibe

(Encyclopedia)Namibe mōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal, cotton, tobacco, frozen meat, hides, and skins are also sign...

College Station

(Encyclopedia)College Station, city (2020 pop. 120,511), Brazos co., E central Tex.; inc. 1938. In a prosperous cattle and cotton producing area, College Station doub...
 

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