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Lagos, city, Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) LagosLagoslāˈgŏs, läˈgôs [key], city (1991 est. pop. 1,274,000), SW Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. It comprises the island of Lagos and three former neighboring islands (now connected…Oakland
(Encyclopedia) Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the…Ulaanbaatar
(Encyclopedia) Ulaanbaatar or Ulan BatorUlaanbaatarboth: &oomacr;länˈ bäˈtôr [key] [Mongolian,=red hero], Chinese Kulun, city (2010 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of the Republic of Mongolia, E…Smithsonian Institution
(Encyclopedia) Smithsonian Institution, research and education center, mainly at Washington, D.C.; founded 1846 under the terms of the will of James Smithson of London, who in 1829 bequeathed his…San Juan, city, Puerto Rico
(Encyclopedia) San Juan, city (1990 pop. 437,745), capital, largest city, chief port, and commercial and cultural center of Puerto Rico, NE Puerto Rico. Coffee, tobacco, sugar, and fruit are exported…Kinshasa
(Encyclopedia) KinshasaKinshasakēnˈshäsə [key], city (1984 pop. 2,664,309), capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, W Congo, a port on Pool Malebo of the Congo River. It is the Congo's…Kuala Lumpur
(Encyclopedia) Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpurkwäˈlə l&oobreve;mˈp&oobreve;r [key], city (1990 est. pop. 1,750,000), capital of Malaysia, S Malay Peninsula, at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak…Anchorage
(Encyclopedia) Anchorage Anchorage ăngˈkərĭj [key], city (2020 pop. 291,247), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. It is…Jakarta
(Encyclopedia) Jakarta or DjakartaDjakartaboth: jəkärˈtə, jäkärˈtä [key], city and special district (1990 pop. 8,227,746), capital and largest city of Indonesia, NW Java, at the mouth of the…Austin
(Encyclopedia) Austin. 1 City, seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as…Trending
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