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monogram

(Encyclopedia) monogram [Gr.,=single letter], symbol of a name or names, consisting typically of a letter or several letters worked together. A famous monogram is that of Christ, consisting of X (chi…

Yiwu

(Encyclopedia) Yiwu, city (2010 est. pop. 1,200,000), central Zhejiang prov., E China. Although the city produces rice, oil crops, sugarcane, and manufactured goods (processed foods, textiles, and…

Cayey

(Encyclopedia) Cayey Cayey kīāˈ [key], town, SE Puerto Rico, in the Sierra de Cayey Mts. It is a sugar…

Rotherham

(Encyclopedia) RotherhamRotherhamrŏᵺˈərəm [key], metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 122,374), N England, at the confluence of the Don and Rother rivers. Situated in a principal coal district, the city…

Swindon

(Encyclopedia) Swindon, borough and unitary authority (1991 pop. 127,348), S central England. Swindon was a small village until 1841, when the Great Western RR opened its locomotive and car works…

Lumberton

(Encyclopedia) Lumberton, city (1990 pop. 18,601), seat of Robeson co., S N.C., on the Lumber River; founded 1787, inc. 1852. It is in an agricultural area, with tobacco, grains, soybeans, and…

Redmond

(Encyclopedia) Redmond, city (1990 pop. 35,800), King co., W Wash., a suburb of Seattle, on Lake Sammamish; inc. 1912. Its economy centers around computer software (Microsoft Corp. is located there…

Goole

(Encyclopedia) Goole Goole g&oomacr;l [key], municipal borough, East Riding of Yorkshire, N England, at the…

Guelph

(Encyclopedia) Guelph Guelph gwĕlf [key], city, S Ont., Canada, on the Speed River. It is an industrial and…

High Wycombe

(Encyclopedia) High Wycombe High Wycombe wĭkˈəm [key], city, Buckinghamshire, S England. The city is well known for…