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(Encyclopedia) NogalesNogalesnōgäˈlās [key], city (1990 pop. 19,489), Santa Cruz co., S Ariz. on the Mexican border with its adjacent city, Nogales (1990 pop. 105,873), Sonora, NW Mexico. There are…Santa Ana, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Santa AnaSanta Anasănˈtə ănˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 293,742), seat of Orange co., S Calif., in the fertile Santa Ana valley; inc. 1886. It began as a farm trade and processing center…Santa Clara, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Santa ClaraSanta Clarasănˈtə klârˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 93,613), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1852. Part of the Silicon Valley high-technology manufacturing complex, the city…Shelby, Joseph Orville
(Encyclopedia) Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830–97, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky. He made a considerable fortune in rope manufacturing in Kentucky and…Quezaltenango
(Encyclopedia) QuezaltenangoQuezaltenangokāsältānängˈgō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 90,801), SW Guatemala. The city is the metropolis of the western highlands (it is 7,500 ft/2,286 m above sea level…Hamden
(Encyclopedia) Hamden, town (2020 pop. 61,169), New Haven co., S Conn.; inc. 1786. The town, settled c.1638, was named for John Hampden, the…Islamabad
(Encyclopedia) IslamabadIslamabadĭsˌləməbädˈ, ĭslămˈ– [key], city and capital territory (2017 provisional pop. 2,006,572), capital of Pakistan, NE Pakistan, just NE of Rawalpindi, the former interim…Mayo
(Encyclopedia) Mayo, county (1991 pop. 110,696), 2,084 sq mi (5,398 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Castlebar. The western portion, including large Achill island, is mountainous;…Middelburg
(Encyclopedia) MiddelburgMiddelburgmĭdˈəlbûrghˌ [key], city (1994 pop. 40,118), capital of Zeeland prov., SW Netherlands, on the former island of Walcheren. It is a manufacturing and tourist center.…Ehime
(Encyclopedia) Ehime Ehime āhēˈmā [key], prefecture, 2,188 sq mi (5,667 sq km), NE Shikoku, Japan. Matsuyama is the…Trending
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