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Yverdon-les-Bains

(Encyclopedia) Yverdon-les-BainsYverdon-les-BainsēvĕrdôNˈ-lā-bĕNˈ [key], Ger. Iferten, town (1990 pop. 22,758), Vaud canton, W Switzerland, at the south end of the Lake of Neuchâtel. It is an old spa…

Blida

(Encyclopedia) Blida Blida blēˈdä [key], town, N Algeria, at the foot of the Mitidja Atlas Mts. The name…

Vendôme

(Encyclopedia) Vendôme, town (1990 pop. 18,359), Loir-et-Cher dept., N central France, in Orléanais. It is a manufacturing town with food processing, computer, and metal and electrical industries.…

Zamość

(Encyclopedia) ZamośćZamośćzäˈmôstsyə [key], Rus. Zamostye, town (1993 pop. 63,500),Lubelskie prov., SE Poland, on the Łabuńką River. It is a commercial center, trading mainly in agricultural…

Penetanguishene

(Encyclopedia) PenetanguishenePenetanguishenepĕnˌətăngˌgəshēnˈ, –gwəshēnˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 6,643), S Ont., Canada, on Penetanguishene Bay, an inlet of Georgian Bay. The name is a Native…

Silistra

(Encyclopedia) SilistraSilistrasĭlĭˈsträ [key], town (1993 pop. 48,287), NE Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Products include textiles, furniture, foodstuffs, and bricks. The…

Oberammergau

(Encyclopedia) OberammergauOberammergauōˌbərämˈərgou [key], town (1994 pop. 5,343), Bavaria, S Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. It has been a noted center of woodcarving since the 12th cent.…

Houghton-le-Spring

(Encyclopedia) Houghton-le-Spring Houghton-le-Spring hōˈtən-lə-sprĭng, houˈ– [key],…

Dingwall

(Encyclopedia) Dingwall Dingwall dĭngˈwôl, –wəl [key], town, Highland, N Scotland, at the head of Cromarty Firth. It…

Dolgellau

(Encyclopedia) Dolgellau Dolgellau dôlgĕthˈlī, –gĕlˈī [key], town, Gwynedd, W Wales,…