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Ottumwa
(Encyclopedia)Ottumwa ŏtŭmˈwə, ō– [key], city (1990 pop. 24,488), seat of Wapello co., SE Iowa, on both banks of the Des Moines River, in a farm and coal area; inc. 1851. A commercial and industrial center, ...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...Nanaimo
(Encyclopedia)Nanaimo nənīˈmō [key], city (1991 pop. 60.129), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Vancouver Island. It is a port, the base of a commercial fishing fleet, and the trade center for a farm and lumberin...Dhar
(Encyclopedia)Dhar där [key], town, Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is a district administrative c...George Town
(Encyclopedia)George Town, town (1989 pop. 12,921), capital and administrative center of the Cayman Islands, in the West Indies. A major offshore banking and business center, it is the site of several hundred banks...Ganganagar
(Encyclopedia)Ganganagar gŭngˈgänəgər [key], city, Rajasthan state, NW India, on the Bikaner canal system, a ...Ambala
(Encyclopedia)Ambala əmbäˈlə [key], city, Haryana state, NW India. It is a district administrative headquarters, a military station, and a transportation center, with an airport and...Aberystwyth
(Encyclopedia)Aberystwyth ăbˌərĭstˈwĭth [key], town, Ceredigion, W Wales, on Cardigan Bay. It is a summer resort and cultural center. Before the construction of railroads, Aberyst...Benxi
(Encyclopedia)Benxi or Pen-hsi both: bŭn-shē [key], city (1994 est. pop. 805,400), S Liaoning prov., China. It is an important heavy industrial center with rich iron and coal mines. Founded as a metallurgical cen...Winter Haven
(Encyclopedia)Winter Haven, resort city (1990 pop. 24,725), Polk co., central Fla; settled 1883. It is a marketing, processing, and shipping center for one of the state's chief citrus-fruit regions, with fruit-cann...Browse by Subject
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