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Natal, city, Brazil

(Encyclopedia)Natal nətälˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 606,887), capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, NE Brazil, just above the mouth of the Potengi River. A modern city that has retained its colonial flavor and is ...

Namur, city, Belgium

(Encyclopedia)Namur, Du. Namen, commune (1991 pop. 103,443), capital of Namur prov., S central Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers. It is a commercial and industrial center as well as a rail j...

Augusta, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia)Augusta ougo͞oˈstä [key], city, E Sicily, Italy, on an island (formerly a peninsula) in the Ionian Sea, connected by bridge with the Sicilian mainland. It is a leading ...

Moscow, city, Russia

(Encyclopedia)Moscow mŏsˈkou, –kō [key], Rus. Moskva, city (1991 est. pop. 8,802,000), capital of Russia and of Moscow region and the administrative center of the Central federal district, W central European R...

Moss, city, Norway

(Encyclopedia)Moss môs [key], city (1995 pop. 25,253), capital of Østfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Oslofjord. It is a commercial, industrial, and tourist center, with shipyards, sawmills, textile factories, ...

Mozambique, city, Mozambique

(Encyclopedia)Mozambique, city: see Moçambique. ...

Münster, city, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Münster münˈstər [key], city (1994 pop. 267,367), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port and industrial center on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Its manufactures include heavy machinery and textiles...

Murcia, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia)Murcia, city (1990 pop. 322,911), capital of the autonomous community and coextensive prov. of Murcia, SE Spain, on the Segura River. The city lies in one of the finest irrigated garden regions in Spa...

Hastings, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Hastings, city and district, East Sussex, SE England. A resort and residential city, Hastings is backed by cliffs and has a 3-mi (4.8-km) marine esplana...

Hobart, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Hobart, city, capital and principal port of Tasmania, SE Australia, at the foot of Mt. Wellington (4,166 ft/1,270 m high). Hobart's harbor is one of the...