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Iztapalapa

(Encyclopedia) Iztapalapa or Ixtapalapa Iztapalapa both: ēstäpäläˈpä [key], city, Federal…

Mattagami

(Encyclopedia) MattagamiMattagamimətăgˈəmē [key], river, 275 mi (443 km) long, rising in the lake district, E Ont., Canada, SW of Timmins, flowing N to join the Missinaibi River, with which it forms…

Mianwali

(Encyclopedia) MianwaliMianwalimyänˈvälē [key], town (1981 pop. 59,159), N Pakistan, on the Indus River. It is the administrative center and market for a district that produces food grains, oilseed,…

Doris

(Encyclopedia) Doris, small mountainous district, central Greece, inland between the Gulf of Corinth and the Malian Gulf. It was the traditional homeland of the Dorians, who may, in fact, have paused…

Leigh

(Encyclopedia) LeighLeighlē [key], town (1991 pop. 42,627), Wigan metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Industries include cotton and rayon mills, metalworks…

Brighouse

(Encyclopedia) Brighouse, town, Calderdale metropolitan district, N central England, on the Calder River. It is a center of wool, cotton, and silk…

Bromsgrove

(Encyclopedia) Bromsgrove Bromsgrove brŏmzˈgrōv [key], town and district, Worcestershire, central England. An ancient…

Watford

(Encyclopedia) Watford, borough and district (1991 pop. 109,503), Hertfordshire, SE England. Watford is mainly residential with many kinds of shops. The city is renowned for its publishing and…

Yarmouth, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Yarmouth, resort town (1990 pop. 21,174), Barnstable co., SE Mass., on the south shore of Cape Cod; settled and inc. 1639. The main street of this residential town is lined with well-…

Sutton Coldfield

(Encyclopedia) Sutton Coldfield, city (1991 pop. 102,572), Birmingham metropolitan district, central England. The city is a residential suburb of Birmingham with a metal products industry and a large…