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Aleksandrov

(Encyclopedia) AleksandrovAleksandrovəlyĭksänˈdrəf [key], city (1989 pop. 68,000), E European Russia. The city came under the control of the Muscovite princes in 1302. Ivan IV resided (1564–81) in…

Creusot, Le

(Encyclopedia) Creusot, Le Creusot, Le lə krözōˈ [key], city, Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy…

Alfonso II, Spanish king of Asturias

(Encyclopedia) Alfonso II (Alfonso the Chaste), 759–842, Spanish king of Asturias (791–842), grandson of Alfonso I. He established his capital at Oviedo, which his father, Fruela I, had founded.…

Chorzów

(Encyclopedia) Chorzów Chorzów hôˈzh&oomacr;f [key], city, Śląskie prov., S Poland. A rail junction and a…

Chemung

(Encyclopedia) ChemungChemungshĭmŭngˈ [key], river, c.45 mi (70 km) long, formed in S central N.Y. by the junction of the Cohocton and Tioga rivers near Corning, N.Y., and flowing SE past Elmira to…

Alaşehir

(Encyclopedia) Alaşehir Alaşehir äläˈshĕhērˌ [key], town, W Turkey, at the foot of the Tmolus Mts. (Boz Dağ). It is the trade center for a region where tobacco, fruit, and…

Chambly

(Encyclopedia) Chambly Chambly shäNblēˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the Richelieu River, E of Montreal…

Dunedin, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Dunedin, resort city (2020 pop. 36,068), Pinellas co., W Fla., on the Gulf Coast and St. Joseph Sound (part of the Intracoastal…

Gander

(Encyclopedia) Gander, town, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Gander's airport, an important base in World War II, is a hub for international flights; it…

Frascati

(Encyclopedia) Frascati Frascati fräskäˈtē [key], town, in Latium, central Italy. Beautifully situated in the Alban…