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Brăila
(Encyclopedia)Brăila brəēˈlä [key], city, SE Romania, in Walachia, on the Danube River. The chief grai...Bielefeld
(Encyclopedia)Bielefeld bēˈləfĕlt [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, N central Germany. It has been ...Fushun
(Encyclopedia)Fushun fo͞oˈsho͞onˈ [key], city, NE Liaoning prov., China, in a highly industrialized area. It ...Halberstadt
(Encyclopedia)Halberstadt hälˈbərshtät [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is an industrial center ...Chelyabinsk
(Encyclopedia)Chelyabinsk chĭlyäˈbĭnsk [key], city (1989 pop. 1,142,000), capital of Chelyabinsk region, W Siberian Russia, in the southern foothills of the Urals and on the Mias River. It also lies on the Tran...Kokand
(Encyclopedia)Kokand or Khokand both: kəkäntˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 182,000), E Uzbekistan, in the Fergana Valley. It is a center for the manufacture of fertilizers, chemicals, machinery, and cotton and food pr...Kearney
(Encyclopedia)Kearney, city (1990 pop. 24,396), seat of Buffalo co., S central Nebr., on the Platte River; inc. 1873. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center in an agricultural area. Plastic and m...Bowling Green
(Encyclopedia)Bowling Green. 1 City (2020 pop. 181,616), seat of Warren co., S Ky., on the Barren River; inc. 1812. It is a shipping and marketing center for an area ...Ogden, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Ogden, city (1990 pop. 63,909), seat of Weber co., N Utah, at the confluence of the Ogden and Weber rivers; inc. 1851. Aerospace industries and Hill Air Force Base are the major employers. There is we...Golden Valley
(Encyclopedia)Golden Valley. <1> City (2020 pop. 8,801), Mohave co., NW Arizona. The town was named for the development company that originally subdivided the l...Browse by Subject
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