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Eau Claire

(Encyclopedia)Eau Claire ō klâr [key], city (2020 pop. 69,421), seat of Eau Claire co., W central Wis., on ...

Dandong

(Encyclopedia)Dandong änˈto͞ongˈ [key], city, SE Liaoning prov., China, at the mouth of the Yalu River, ...

Curitiba

(Encyclopedia)Curitiba ko͞orētēˈbä [key], city, capital of Paraná state, SE Brazil. It was founded in ...

Coburg

(Encyclopedia)Coburg kōˈbo͝ork [key], city, Bavaria, central W Germany, on the Itz River. Coburg's indsu...

Hyderabad, city, Pakistan

(Encyclopedia)Hyderabad, city, Sind prov., S Pakistan. Pakistan's fourth largest city, it has long been noted for its embroideries, precious-metal goods, and cutlery....

Angoulême

(Encyclopedia)Angoulême äNgo͞olĕmˈ [key], city, capital of Charente dept., W France, on the Charente River. A former river port, it is now a major road and rail center. Its paper i...

Hibbing

(Encyclopedia)Hibbing, city (2020 pop. 16,214), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi iron range 90 mi (145 km) from the Canadian border; inc. 1893. Iron mining, for...

Gravesham

(Encyclopedia)Gravesham grāvˈshem [key], city and district (1991 est. pop. 90,000), Kent, SE England, on the Thames River. Industries include shipbuilding, metal casting, engineering, paper making, printing, and ...

Guilin

(Encyclopedia)Guilin or Kweilin both: gwā-lĭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 707,200), N Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Li River. It is a transportation center, with connections by rail, river, ...

Girona

(Encyclopedia)Girona hārōˈnä [key], city, capital of Girona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, on the Onyar ...