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North Providence

(Encyclopedia) North Providence, town (1990 pop. 32,090), Providence co., NE R.I.; set off from Providence and inc. 1765. Once a large textile town, it is now mainly a residential suburb. A major…

Sion, town, Switzerland

(Encyclopedia) SionSionsyôN [key], Ger. Sitten, town (1993 pop. 25,300), capital of Valais canton, SW Switzerland, on the Rhône River. An ancient town, Sion is now a wine and horticultural market…

Val-des-Sources

(Encyclopedia) Val-des-Sources, formerly Asbestos, town (1991 pop. 6,487), SE Que., Canada. Manufactures include wood products and electrical equipment. Asbestos, from which the town derived its…

Świnoujście

(Encyclopedia) ŚwinoujścieŚwinoujścieshfēnô&oomacr;ˈēshchĕ [key], Ger. Swinemünde, town (1993 est. pop. 46,300), Zachodniopomorskie prov., NW Poland, on the island of Usedom, at the mouth of the…

Falmouth, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Falmouth, town (2020 pop. 32,517), Barnstable co., SE Mass., on Cape Cod; settled c.1660, inc. 1686. Once a whaling and boatbuilding…

Koper

(Encyclopedia) KoperKoperkôˈpĕr [key], Ital. Capodistria, town (1991 pop. 24,704), in Slovenia, on the Istrian peninsula in the Gulf of Trieste. It is a fishing port and has salt mines and a radio…

Ardebil

(Encyclopedia) Ardebil Ardebil ärdəbēlˈ [key], town, NW Iran, near the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is a market center for a fertile agricultural region. Carpets and rugs are…

Hempstead

(Encyclopedia) Hempstead Hempstead hĕmpˈstĕd, –stəd [key]. <1> Town (2020 pop. 793,409), Nassau co., SE N.Y…

Roman, town, Romania

(Encyclopedia) Roman, town (1990 pop. 78,749), NE Romania, in Moldavia, at the confluence of the Prut and Siretul rivers. Sugar refining and the manufacture of building materials are the chief…

Rugby, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Rugby, town (1991 pop. 59,039), Warwickshire, central England. An important railroad junction and engineering center, Rugby is the seat of one of England's most esteemed public schools…