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Niort

(Encyclopedia) NiortNiortnyôr [key], city (1990 pop. 58,660), capital of Deux-Sèvres dept., W France, in Poitou. An old agricultural marketplace, it now has plywood, chemical, metallurgy, clothing,…

Thomasville

(Encyclopedia) Thomasville. 1 City (1990 pop. 17,457), seat of Thomas co., SW Ga., near the Fla. line; inc. 1831. It is a farm trade center, with a large fresh-vegetable market. Manufactures include…

Tullahoma

(Encyclopedia) TullahomaTullahomatələhōˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 16,761), Coffee and Franklin counties, central Tenn.; settled c.1850 as a railroad labor camp, inc. 1903. It is an industrial center…

Nordhausen

(Encyclopedia) NordhausenNordhausennôrtˈhouˌzən [key], city (1994 pop. 44,744), Thuringia, central Germany, at the southern foot of the Harz Mts. It is an industrial center and rail junction.…

Oceanside

(Encyclopedia) Oceanside. 1 City (1990 pop. 128,398), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Gulf of Santa Catalina; inc. 1888. It is a commercial and trading center for an inland farm area and for nearby…

Bamberg

(Encyclopedia) Bamberg Bamberg bämˈbĕrk [key], city, Bavaria, S Germany, a port on the Regnitz River. It is an…

Gaffney

(Encyclopedia) Gaffney, city (2020 pop. 12,764), seat of Cherokee co., NW S.C., near the N.C. line, in a cotton, grain, and peach region; settled in…

Hackensack, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hackensack, city (2020 pop. 46,030), seat of Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River, a residential and industrial suburb of New…

Islington

(Encyclopedia) Islington Islington ĭzˈlĭngtən [key], inner borough of Greater London, SE England. Islington, in the…

Merthyr Tydfil

(Encyclopedia) Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfilmûrˈthər tĭdˈvĭl [key], town (1981 pop. 38,893) and county borough, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), S Wales. Located on the Taff River, the town is connected to…