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(Encyclopedia)Nitra nyĭˈträ [key], Ger. Neutra, Hung. Nyitra, city (1991 pop. 89,969), W Slovakia, on the Nitra River, a tributary of the Danube. It is an agricultural market center and has extensive food-proces...Jaca
(Encyclopedia)Jaca häˈkä [key], town (1990 pop. 10,874), Huesca prov., NE Spain, in Aragón, in the Pyrenees (alt. c.2,700 ft/820 m), near the French border on the Aragón River. A communications center and an e...La Grange
(Encyclopedia)La Grange lə grānj [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 25,597), seat of Troupe co., W central Ga., inc. 1828. It is an industrial center that produces lumber, plastics, textiles, and transportation equipment. ...De Pere
(Encyclopedia)De Pere dĭ pēr [key], city (2020 pop. 25,410), Brown co., E central Wis., on the Fox River;...Darmstadt
(Encyclopedia)Darmstadt därmˈshtät [key], city, Hesse, central Germany. It is a commercial, industrial, and ...Daugavpils
(Encyclopedia)Daugavpils douˈgäfpēls [key], Ger. Dünaburg, city, SE Latvia, on the Western Dvina River....Düren
(Encyclopedia)Düren dürˈən [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rur ...Douala
(Encyclopedia)Douala do͞o-äˈlə [key], city, Cameroon, on the Wuori River estuary. Cameroon's largest city ...Gwynedd
(Encyclopedia)Gwynedd gwĭnˈĕᵺ, gwŭnˈ– [key], county, 984 sq mi (2,548 sq km), NW Wales. Established as a county in 1974 through the union of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, and parts of Denbighshire and Merione...Sassari
(Encyclopedia)Sassari säsˈsärē [key], city (1991 pop. 122,339), capital of Sassari prov., NW Sardinia, Italy. It is an administrative and agricultural trade center, handling cheese, wine, fruit, and olive oil. ...Browse by Subject
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