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Iwakuni

(Encyclopedia) Iwakuni Iwakuni ēwäˈk&oomacr;nē [key], city, Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Aki Sea…

Negombo

(Encyclopedia) NegomboNegombonāgōmˈbō [key], town (1991 est. pop. 65,000) W Sri Lanka, at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon. Chiefly noted for its ceramics and brassware, it is also a fishing center…

Cheektowaga

(Encyclopedia) Cheektowaga Cheektowaga chēkˌtŏwäˈgə [key], town (2020 pop. 73,740), Erie co., W. N.Y., E of Buffalo;…

Crawley

(Encyclopedia) Crawley, city and district, West Sussex, SE England. Crawley was designated one of the new towns in 1946 to alleviate overpopulation in…

San Bruno

(Encyclopedia) San BrunoSan Brunosăn br&oomacr;ˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 38,961), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1914. There is light manufacturing and petroleum…

Malé

(Encyclopedia) MaléMalémäˈlā [key], small island and town (1995 pop. 62,937) of Malé Atoll, capital of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. A ship anchorage, Malé is a center of interisland trade with…

Hialeah

(Encyclopedia) Hialeah Hialeah hīəlēˈə [key], city (2020 pop. 223,109), Dade co., SE Fla., NW of Miami; inc…

San Leandro

(Encyclopedia) San LeandroSan Leandrosăn lēănˈdrō [key], city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods;…

Puntarenas

(Encyclopedia) PuntarenasPuntarenasp&oomacr;ntärāˈnäs [key], town (1995 est. pop. 40,706), capital of Puntarenas prov., W Costa Rica, on the Gulf of Nicoya. Formerly the country's principal port…