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Radio Free Europe

(Encyclopedia) Radio Free Europe (RFE), broadcasting organization established in 1950 with the stated mission of promoting democratic values and institutions. Its original purpose was to broadcast…

Aksu

(Encyclopedia) Aksu, city (1994 est. pop. 193,700), SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Aksu River. The center of an oasis at the foot of the Tian Shan mts., it is a caravan hub on the…

Gejiu

(Encyclopedia) Gejiu or KokiuGejiuboth: gô-jē&oomacr; [key], town (1994 est. pop. 216,400), S Yunnan prov., China. Site of the country's largest tin reserves, it is the great tin-mining center of…

Gadsden

(Encyclopedia) Gadsden Gadsden gădzˈdən [key], city (2020 pop. 33,945), seat of Etowah co., NE Ala., on the Coosa…

Ansonia

(Encyclopedia) Ansonia Ansonia ănsōˈnēə [key], city (2020 pop. 18,918), New Haven co., SW Conn., on the Naugatuck River; inc. as a city 1893. Its manufactures include brass…

Irún

(Encyclopedia) Irún Irún ēr&oomacr;nˈ [key], town, Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa) prov., N Spain, in the Basque…

malleability

(Encyclopedia) malleability, property of a metal describing the ease with which it can be hammered, forged, pressed, or rolled into thin sheets. Metals vary in this respect; pure gold is the most…

Longwy

(Encyclopedia) LongwyLongwylôNwēˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 15,647), Meurthe-et-Moselle dept., NE France, near the Belgian and Luxembourg borders. The center of the Lorraine iron and steel industry,…

Chongjin

(Encyclopedia) Chongjin or Chungjin Chongjin both: chŭngˈjĕnˈ [key], Jap. Seishin, city,…