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Tonbridge and Malling
(Encyclopedia)Tonbridge and Malling tŭnˈbrĭj [key], district (1991 pop. 99,100), Kent, SE England. The town of Tonbridge is mainly residential with light industry, including printing and sawmilling. It is a rail...San Isidro
(Encyclopedia)San Isidro sän ēsēˈᵺrō [key], city (1991 pop. 299,022), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. San Isidro grew around a chapel...Sylvania
(Encyclopedia)Sylvania sĭlvānˈyə [key], city (1990 pop. 17,301), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb of Toledo at the Mich. line; inc. 1867. It is chiefly residential, with light manufacturing. ...Kennebunk
(Encyclopedia)Kennebunk kĕnəbŭngkˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 8,004), York co., S Maine, adjacent to Kennebunkport; inc. 1820. The first settlement (c.1650) grew as a trading and, later, a shipbuilding and shipping...Leawood
(Encyclopedia)Leawood lēˈwo͝od [key], city (1990 pop. 19,693), Johnson co., NE Kans., a suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1948. An agricultural trade center that has undergone major suburban development, it has busine...Hongjiang
(Encyclopedia)Hongjiang or Hungkiang both: ho͞ong-jyäng [key], town (1994 est. pop. 55,900), SW Hunan prov., China, a port on the upper Yuan River. It is a regional trade center with a variety of light industries...Livermore
(Encyclopedia)Livermore, city (1990 pop. 56,741), Alameda co., W central Calif.; inc. 1876. Nursery stock is grown, and there is light manufacturing, but the major sources of employment are wineries and the Lawrenc...Newport, town, England
(Encyclopedia)Newport, town (1991 pop. 19,758), Isle of Wight, S England. It is also a port and the commercial center of the island, with agricultural markets and light industries (plastics, soft drinks, and woodwo...Motherwell and Wishaw
(Encyclopedia)Motherwell and Wishaw wĭshˈô [key], town (1991 pop. 30,616), North Lanarkshire, S central Scotland. The two parts of the town were united in 1920. Formerly a center of heavy industry (coal and stee...Cypress, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Cypress sīˈprəs [key], city (2020 pop. 50,151), Orange co., S Calif. near Long Beach; inc. ...Browse by Subject
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