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Nellore

(Encyclopedia)Nellore nĕlōrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 316,606), Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Penner River. Nellore is a district administrative center and a market for cotton and oilseed. It also has mil...

Bandar-e Anzali

(Encyclopedia)Bandar-e Anzali bänˈdär-ā änˈzəlē [key], city, Gilan prov., NW Iran, a port o...

Puritanism

(Encyclopedia)Puritanism, in the 16th and 17th cent., a movement for reform in the Church of England that had a profound influence on the social, political, ethical, and theological ideas of England and America. ...

Goldsboro

(Encyclopedia)Goldsboro, city (2020 pop. 33,657), seat of Wayne co., E central N.C.; inc. 1847. Goldsboro is a marketplace for bright-leaf tobacco and a shipping cent...

Guasave

(Encyclopedia)Guasave gwäsäˈvā [key], city, Sinaloa state, W Mexico, on the Sinaloa River. The growing of ...

Himeji

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

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...

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. ...

Brawley

(Encyclopedia)Brawley, city (2020 pop. 26,416), Imperial co., SE Calif.; inc. 1908. It is situated in the Imperial Valley, SE of the Salton Sea. Winter fruits and veg...

Yokkaichi

(Encyclopedia)Yokkaichi yōk-kīˈchē [key], city (1990 pop. 274,180), Mie prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, a port on Ise Bay. It is a manufacturing center that produces banko ware (a kind of porcelain), automobiles, ...
 

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