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Eskilstuna

(Encyclopedia)Eskilstuna ĕˈskĭlstüˌnä [key], city, Södermanland co., SE Sweden, between lakes Hjälm...

Harwich

(Encyclopedia)Harwich hărˈĭj [key], town, Essex, E central England, on the estuary of the Stour and the ...

Halesowen

(Encyclopedia)Halesowen hālzˈōwən [key], city, Dudley metropolitan district, central England. Listed in the ...

Gyeonggi

(Encyclopedia)Gyeonggi or Kyonggi gyŭngˈgēˈ [key], province, NW South Korea. Suwon is the capital. The province ...

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...

North Braddock

(Encyclopedia)North Braddock, borough (1990 pop. 7,036), Allegheny co., W Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River; inc. 1897. Andrew Carnegie's first steel plant was built there in 1875. The borough w...

Okayama

(Encyclopedia)Okayama ōkäˈyämä [key], city (1990 pop. 593,730), capital of Okayama prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on an inlet of the Inland Sea. It is a railroad hub and industrial and marketing center. Machine...

Oberhausen

(Encyclopedia)Oberhausen ōˈbərhouˌzən [key], city (1994 pop. 226,254), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a former industrial center of the Ruhr district. It is a port on the Rhine-Herne Canal and a rail jun...

Kinsale

(Encyclopedia)Kinsale kĭnsālˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 1,759), Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the Bandon River estuary. It is a fishing port and seaside resort. Manufactures include sheet steel, electrical co...

Bottrop

(Encyclopedia)Bottrop bôtˈrôp [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, in the Ruhr district. It was a small town until ...