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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…

Wuhu

(Encyclopedia) WuhuWuhuw&oomacr;-h&oomacr; [key], city (1994 est. pop. 457,900), E central Anhui prov., China. It is a deepwater port on the Chang River, linked by rail with Nanjing and…

Westfield

(Encyclopedia) Westfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 38,372), Hampden co., SW Mass., a residential and industrial suburb of Springfield, on the Westfield River; settled c.1660, inc. as a city 1920. Bicycles,…

Baie Comeau

(Encyclopedia) Baie Comeau Baie Comeau bā kōˈmō [key], town, E Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River near the mouth…

Shawinigan

(Encyclopedia) ShawiniganShawiniganshəwĭnˈĭgŭn [key], city (1991 pop. 19,931), S Que., Canada, on the St. Maurice River. Just north are the falls of the St. Maurice, 150 ft (46 m) high, with a…

Stone, Melville Elijah

(Encyclopedia) Stone, Melville Elijah, 1848–1929, American journalist, b. Hudson, Ill. With others he founded in 1876 the first Chicago penny paper, the Daily News, and in 1881 the Morning News (…

Statesville

(Encyclopedia) Statesville, city (1990 pop. 17,567), seat of Iredell co., W central N.C., on a plateau in the Blue Ridge foothills; founded 1789, inc. 1847. It is a commercial and industrial center…

Fujinomiya

(Encyclopedia) Fujinomiya Fujinomiya f&oomacr;jēnōˈmēyä [key], city, Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan,…

Hemel Hempstead

(Encyclopedia) Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead hĕmˈəl [key], town, Hertfordshire, SE England. Hemel Hempstead was…