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Rotterdam, city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Rotterdam rŏtˈərdămˌ, Dutch rôtərdämˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 598,521), South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River near its mouth on the North Sea. One of the lar...

Neunkirchen, city, Austria

(Encyclopedia)Neunkirchen noinˈkĭrˌkhən [key], city (1991 pop. 9,123), Lower Austria province, E Austria, on the Schwarza River. The city is a furniture-making center. ...

Neunkirchen, city, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Neunkirchen, city (1994 pop. 51,997), Saarland, SW Germany. Industries include metalworking; coal mining was important until 1968. Neunkirchen was first mentioned in the 13th cent. ...

Newcastle, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Newcastle, city (2016 pop. 155,411), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the center of one of the country's largest coal-mining areas and is a large port. Coal, wool, iron and s...

Newport, city, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Newport, Welsh Casnewydd, city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 129,900), 74 sq mi (191 sq km), SE Wales, on the Usk River. Lumber, tea, automobiles, electronics, semiconductors, and aircraft are made...

Parma, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia)Parma pärˈmä [key], city (1991 pop. 170,520), capital of Parma prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy, on the Parma River and on the Aemilian Way. It is a rich agricultural market, a transportation junc...

Salamanca, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia)Salamanca sälämängˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 206,275), Guanajuato state, W central Mexico. Chiefly an oil center, it also serves as the commercial and distribution point for the surrounding agric...

Salamanca, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia)Salamanca, city (1990 pop. 162,037), capital of Salamanca prov., W central Spain, in Castile and León, on the Tormes River, c.2,600 ft (790 m) above sea level. Food-processing and tourism are its mos...

Salé, city, Morocco

(Encyclopedia)Salé sälāˈ [key], Arab. Sla, city (1994 pop. 579,850), NW Morocco, near Rabat. It has industries producing flour and fine carpets. The harbor was long a haven for pirates, who came to be called Sa...

Salem, city, India

(Encyclopedia)Salem, city (1991 pop. 578,291), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. There are manufactures in chemicals, electrical products, tools, and brass goods; handloom weaving remains a significant industry. Iron and...