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Millville

(Encyclopedia)Millville, city (1990 pop. 25,992), Cumberland co., S N.J., on the Maurice River, in a poultry, fruit, and truck-farm area; settled 1756, inc. 1866. The principal industries include aircraft engine re...

Madisonville

(Encyclopedia)Madisonville, city (1990 pop. 16,200), seat of Hopkins co., W Ky., in a coal mining and farm area; inc. 1807. Tobacco, grain, and soybeans are grown and livestock is raised. There is coal processing, ...

Pavlodar

(Encyclopedia)Pavlodar, city (1989 pop. 330,748), N Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River. It is an oil-refining center, and manufactures include heavy machinery, aluminum, and chemicals. It was founded as a fortress in ...

Connersville

(Encyclopedia)Connersville, city (2020 pop. 12,808), seat of Fayette co., E central Ind., on the Whitewater River, in a farm area; founded 1813; inc. as a city 1870. ...

Kiselevsk

(Encyclopedia)Kiselevsk kēsĭˈlyôfskˌ [key], city (1989 pop. 128,000), S Siberian Russia. It is a major coal-mining center in the Kuznetsk Basin and also manufactures mining machinery. ...

Gütersloh

(Encyclopedia)Gütersloh gütˈərslō [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. Its diverse indust...

Neumünster

(Encyclopedia)Neumünster noIˈmünˌstər [key], city (1994 pop. 82,014), Schleswig-Holstein, N central Germany. It is a transportation and industrial center; manufactures include machinery, textiles, leather, and...

Belcy

(Encyclopedia)Belcy bĕltˈsē [key], Rus. Beltsy, city (1996 est. pop. 159,420), in Moldova. A river and railroad junction, its manufactures include foodstuffs, agricultural machinery, and furniture. The city was ...

Bluefield

(Encyclopedia)Bluefield, city (2020 pop. 9,423), Mercer co., extreme SW W.Va., in the Allegheny Mts. adjacent to Bluefield, Va.; settled 1777, inc. 1889. Lumber, tran...

Martinsville

(Encyclopedia)Martinsville, city (1990 pop. 16,162), seat of Henry co., S Va., in the Blue Ridge foothills near the N.C. line; founded 1793, inc. as a city 1928. Tobacco is processed, and furniture, prefabricated h...
 

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