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Macclesfield

(Encyclopedia) MacclesfieldMacclesfieldmăkˈəlzfēld [key], town (1991 pop. 46,832), Cheshire East, W England. Silk manufacture, of which Macclesfield is the principal center in England, was introduced…

Clarksville

(Encyclopedia) Clarksville, city (2020 pop. 166,722), seat of Montgomery co., NW Tenn., on the Cumberland and Red rivers, in a farm, livestock, and…

Kitwe

(Encyclopedia) KitweKitwekēˈtwā [key], city (1990 est. pop. 338,200), N central Zambia, near the Congo; founded 1936. It is the main commercial and industrial center of the Copperbelt. Copper is…

Trollhättan

(Encyclopedia) TrollhättanTrollhättantrôlˈhĕˌtän [key], city (1990 pop. 40,180), Älvsborg co., S Sweden, on the Götaälv River near Lake Vänern. The Götaälv River, which falls 108 ft (33 m) in about 1…

Ussuriysk

(Encyclopedia) UssuriyskUssuriysk&oobreve;ˌs&oobreve;rēskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 158,000), Maritime Territory, Russian Far East, on the Suyfun River. It is a coal-mining center and a Trans-…

Yazoo City

(Encyclopedia) Yazoo City, city (1990 pop. 12,427), seat of Yazoo co., W central Miss., on the Yazoo River; inc. 1830. It is a trade, processing, and industrial center in a cotton, cattle, and…

Bila Tserkva

(Encyclopedia) Bila Tserkva Bila Tserkva byēˈlä tsĕrkˈvä [key], Rus. Belaya Tserkov, city in central Ukraine, on…

Berdyansk

(Encyclopedia) Berdyansk Berdyansk bĕrˌdyänskˈ [key], city, in SE Ukraine on the Berdyansk Gulf of the Sea of Azov. It…

West New York

(Encyclopedia) West New York, town (1990 pop. 38,125), Hudson co., NE N.J., atop the Palisades across the Hudson River from New York City; settled 1790, inc. 1898. It is a residential town with some…

Taunton, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) TauntonTauntontănˈtən, tŏn– [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 49,832), a seat of Bristol co., SE Mass., on the Taunton River; settled 1638, inc. as a city 1864. It has been a center of…