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Villarrica city, Paraguay
(Encyclopedia)Villarrica vēˌyärēˈkä [key], city (1992 pop. 27,818), capital of Guairá dept., SE Paraguay. It is a commercial center and shipping point in a region that produces cattle, tobacco, maté, cotton...Gusau
(Encyclopedia)Gusau go͞ozouˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 139,000), NW Nigeria, on the Sokoto River. It is a regional trade center for peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Industry has expanded with the development of te...Epsom salts
(Encyclopedia)Epsom salts, common name for magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, MgSO4·7H2O, a water-soluble bitter-tasting compound that occurs as white or colorless needle-shaped crystals. It was first prepared from t...Nagercoil
(Encyclopedia)Nagercoil näˈgərkoil [key], city (1991 pop. 190,084), Tamil Nadu state, S India. Nagercoil is the southernmost city in India. It is a district administrative center, with industries in motor repair...Goldsboro
(Encyclopedia)Goldsboro, city (2020 pop. 33,657), seat of Wayne co., E central N.C.; inc. 1847. Goldsboro is a marketplace for bright-leaf tobacco and a shipping cent...Yokkaichi
(Encyclopedia)Yokkaichi yōk-kīˈchē [key], city (1990 pop. 274,180), Mie prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, a port on Ise Bay. It is a manufacturing center that produces banko ware (a kind of porcelain), automobiles, ...Ballari
(Encyclopedia)Ballari, formerly Bellary bəlärˈē [key], city, Karnataka state, SE India. It is a distric...English Bazar
(Encyclopedia)English Bazar băzärˈ [key], town, West Bengal state, E central India, on the Mahananda River. ...Dhar
(Encyclopedia)Dhar där [key], town, Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is a district administrative c...Chimbote
(Encyclopedia)Chimbote chimbōˈtē [key], city, capital Santa prov., Ancash dept., W Peru. A seaport on the ...Browse by Subject
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