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Chihuahua, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Chihuahua, city, capital of Chihuahua state, N Mexico. It lies in a valley almost encircled by hills. Chihuahua is the commercial and processing center ...Chandler, city, Arizona
(Encyclopedia)Chandler, city (2020 pop. 275,987), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., in the Salt River valley; inc. 1920. It is both a residential community and a center ...Derby, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Derby därˈbē, dûrˈ– [key], city and unitary authority, central England, on the Derwent River. ...Alexandria, city, Egypt
(Encyclopedia)Alexandria, Arabic Al Iskandariyah, city, N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is at the western extremity of the Nile River delta, situated on a narrow isthmus between the sea and Lake ...Dartmouth, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Dartmouth, city and former municipality, S N.S., Canada, on Halifax harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Dartmouth has large sugar and oil refineries, and it produces ships, iron, and aircraft part...David, city, Panama
(Encyclopedia)David dävēdˈ [key], city, capital of Chiriquí prov., SW Panama. It is a regional commerci...Eger, city, Hungary
(Encyclopedia)Eger ĕˈgĕr [key], Ger. Erlau, city (1991 est. pop. 62,474), NE Hungary, on the Eger River. It is the commercial center of a wine-producing region and has food- and tobacco-processing plants. Eger i...Durango, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Durango vēktôrˈyä ᵺā [key], city, capital of Durango state, N central Mexico, along the highway ...Dunedin, city, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Dunedin, Scotland: see Edinburgh. ...Archangel, city, Russia
(Encyclopedia)Archangel: see Arkhangelsk, Russia. ...Browse by Subject
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