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Kinshasa

(Encyclopedia)Kinshasa kēnˈshäsə [key], city (1984 pop. 2,664,309), capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, W Congo, a port on Pool Malebo of the Congo River. It is the Congo's largest city and its adm...

Hyattsville

(Encyclopedia)Hyattsville, city (2020 pop. 21,187), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1886. Hyattsville is a residential community...

Fukuchiyama

(Encyclopedia)Fukuchiyama fo͞oko͞ochēˈyämä [key], city, Kyoto prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Yura River. ...

Oakville

(Encyclopedia)Oakville, town (1991 pop. 114,670), Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, between Toronto and Hamilton. A major component of the local economy is the Ford Motor Co plant, one of the largest auto plants in Ca...

Asansol

(Encyclopedia)Asansol əsənsōlˈ [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India. It is an industrial center in the Damodar valley coal-mining area, with rail and road connections to major c...

Asnières-sur-Seine

(Encyclopedia)Asnières-sur-Seine änyârˈ-sür-sĕn [key], formerly Asnières, industrial suburb of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the Seine River. Boats and perfum...

Koriyama

(Encyclopedia)Koriyama kōrēˈyämä [key], city (1990 pop. 314,642), Fukushima prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Abukuma River. It is a major commercial and communications center with industries producing texti...

Karlshamm

(Encyclopedia)Karlshamm kärls-häˈmən, kärlsˈhäˌ– [key], city (1990 pop. 18,390), Blekinge co., SE Sweden, a busy port on the Baltic Sea; chartered 1664. It is the seat of a large fishing fleet and has a m...

Pereira

(Encyclopedia)Pereira pārāˈrä [key], city (1993 pop. 348,023), capital of Risaralda dept., W central Colombia, in the upper Cauca valley. It is a major distribution center for coffee and cattle and has a small ...

Winnebago, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Winnebago, Lake, 215 sq mi (557 sq km), E Wis.; largest lake in Wisconsin. Fed and drained by the Fox River, the lake is part of an all-water route between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. O...