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Hamm, city, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Hamm häm [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Lippe River, in the Ruhr d...

Halifax, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Halifax, city and regional municipality, provincial capital, S central N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in the Maritime Provi...

Hanno, city, Japan

(Encyclopedia)Hanno hän-nō [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Naguri River. I...

Freeport, city, Bahamas

(Encyclopedia)Freeport, city, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. A popular resort area, it developed out of a 1955 agreement between the Bahamian colonial government and a...

Groningen, city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Groningen, city, capital of Groningen prov., NE Netherlands. It is an important trade and transportation center. Manufactures include clothing, food pro...

Granada, city, Nicaragua

(Encyclopedia)Granada gränäˈᵺä [key], city, W Nicaragua, on Lake Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's third l...

Granada, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia)Granada, city, capital of Granada prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, at the confluence of the Darro and Genil rivers. Formerly (17th cent.) a silk center, Gr...

Glasgow, city, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Glasgow glăsˈgō, –kō, glăzˈgō [key], city and council area, S central Scotla...

Anan, city, Japan

(Encyclopedia)Anan änˈän [key], city, Tokushima prefecture, E Shikoku, Japan, on the Kii Channel. The city was created in 1958 by the merger of Tomioka and Tachibana. An agricultural...

Guadalajara, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Guadalajara gwäˌᵺälähäˈrä [key], city, capital of Jalisco state, SW Mexico, second largest city of ...