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Yenakiyeve

(Encyclopedia) YenakiyeveYenakiyeveyĕnəkēˈyəvə [key], Rus. Yenakiyevo, city (1989 pop. 120,000), SE Ukraine, on the Krynka River. It is a center for coal, iron, and steel industries, and for coke-…

Ypsilanti, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) YpsilantiYpsilantiĭpsĭlănˈtē [key], city (1990 pop. 24,846), Washtenaw co., SE Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1832. It is a residential, commercial, and farm-trade center. There is…

Bishop Auckland

(Encyclopedia) Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland ôkˈlənd [key], town, Durham, NE England, on the Wear River. It is a…

Catamarca

(Encyclopedia) Catamarca Catamarca kätämärˈkä [key], city, capital of Catamarca prov., NW Argentina. It is an…

Virginia City

(Encyclopedia) Virginia City, uninc. village (1990 pop. 920), seat of Storey co., W Nev.; settled 1859. Now largely a tourist center, it was the site of the Comstock Lode and a major hub for the…

Waterbury

(Encyclopedia) Waterbury, industrial city (1990 pop. 108,961), New Haven co., W Conn., on the Naugatuck River; settled 1674, inc. as a city 1853. The city, once famous for its brass industry, is a…

Wagga Wagga

(Encyclopedia) Wagga WaggaWagga Waggawŏgˈə wŏgˈə [key], city (2016 pop. 62,385), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Murrumbidgee River. It is the center of an agricultural district with food-…

Yamagata

(Encyclopedia) Yamagata, city (1990 pop. 249,487), capital of Yamagata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city produces consumer goods, computer equipment, and cast metal and is the site of Yamagata…

White Sulphur Springs

(Encyclopedia) White Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 2,779), Greenbrier co., SE W.Va., in the Allegheny Mts. near the Virginia border; settled c.1750. A mineral springs health resort since early…

Wettingen

(Encyclopedia) WettingenWettingenvĕtˈĭng-ən [key], town (1990 pop. 17,706), Aargau canton, N Switzerland. It is the site of the Zürich power station and of industries that produce textiles and metal…