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Norilsk

(Encyclopedia)Norilsk nərēlskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 175,000), Krasnoyarsk Territory, N Siberian Russia. The northernmost major city of Russia and the world's second largest city (after Murmansk) above the Arct...

Aurora, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Aurora ərôrˈə, ô– [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 386,261), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. Founded d...

Linköping

(Encyclopedia)Linköping lĭnˈchöˌpĭng [key], city (1990 pop. 82,450), capital of Östergötland co., S Sweden, near Lake Roxen. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center. Manufactures include m...

Portobelo

(Encyclopedia)Portobelo, Porto Bello pwārˈtō bāˈyō [key], town, central Panama, on the Caribbean Sea. The site, an excellent harbor, was visited by Columbus. The town was founded in 1597. A thriving colonial...

Carson City

(Encyclopedia)Carson City, city (2020 pop. 58,639), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and agricultural ar...

Surat

(Encyclopedia)Surat so͝oˈrət, so͝orătˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 1,518,950), Gujarat state, W central India, on the Gulf of Khambat. British and Dutch trading posts were established there in the early 17th cent....

Szeged

(Encyclopedia)Szeged sĕˈgĕd [key], city (1991 est. pop. 176,100), S Hungary, at the confluence of the Tisza and Maros rivers. It is a river port, a railroad hub, and an agricultural center. Famous for its paprik...

Bellevue

(Encyclopedia)Bellevue bĕlˈvyo͞o [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 64,176), Sarpy co., E Nebr., a suburb of Omaha...

Blagoveshchensk

(Encyclopedia)Blagoveshchensk bləgəvyĕshˈchĭnsk [key], city, capital of Amur region, Russian Far East, at the confluence ...

Wuxi

(Encyclopedia)Wuxi or Wusih both: wo͞o-shē [key], city (1994 est. pop. 863,100), S Jiangsu prov., China, on the Grand Canal and the north bank of Tai lake. It is a silk-producing center. Foods (especially grains)...

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