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Kemble, Roger
(Encyclopedia)Kemble, Roger, 1721–1802, English actor and manager. During his years as the leader of a traveling company, he married (1753) Sarah Wood, 1735–1806, an actress. They had 12 children, thus founding...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...Handa
(Encyclopedia)Handa hänˈdä [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan, on the Chita Peninsul...Minden, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Minden, city (1990 pop. 13,661), seat of Webster parish, NW La.; settled 1835 by German immigrants as a socialist commune, inc. 1850. It is the shipping center of an area rich in timber, oil, and natu...Dhule
(Encyclopedia)Dhule do͞oˈlē [key], city, Maharashtra state, W central India, on the Panjhra River. Dhule...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...Shibin el Kom
(Encyclopedia)Shibin el Kom shĭbēnˈ ĕl ko͝om [key], city (1986 pop. 132,209), capital of Munufiyah governorate, N Egypt, in the Nile River delta. It is an agricultural market and a cotton-processing center. ...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...Bankura
(Encyclopedia)Bankura bängˈko͝orə [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Dwarkeswar River. It is a ...Okara
(Encyclopedia)Okara ōkäˈrə [key], city (1998 pop. 200,901), N central Pakistan. It is a market for food grains, oilseed, and cotton, with manufactures in textiles, hosiery, and carpets. The city has a national ...Browse by Subject
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