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arrack

(Encyclopedia) arrackarrackârˈək [key], strong spirits distilled chiefly in Asia from fermented fruits, grains, or sugarcane. In the 19th cent., Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) became quite noted for palm…

Ahome

(Encyclopedia) AhomeAhomeäōˈmā [key], city, Sinaloa state, W Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. Ahome lies along the Inter-American Highway and is linked by rail with Mexico City. Sugarcane, grains, and…

Villarrica city, Paraguay

(Encyclopedia) VillarricaVillarricavēˌyärēˈkä [key], city (1992 pop. 27,818), capital of Guairá dept., SE Paraguay. It is a commercial center and shipping point in a region that produces cattle,…

Belagavi

(Encyclopedia) Belagavi, formerly Belgaum Belgaum bĕlgoumˈ [key], city, Karnataka state, SE…

Yiwu

(Encyclopedia) Yiwu, city (2010 est. pop. 1,200,000), central Zhejiang prov., E China. Although the city produces rice, oil crops, sugarcane, and manufactured goods (processed foods, textiles, and…

Gonda

(Encyclopedia) Gonda Gonda gōnˈdə [key], town, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Sarayu River and the…

Santa Ana, city, El Salvador

(Encyclopedia) Santa AnaSanta Anasänˌtä äˈnä [key], city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane,…

Chiayi

(Encyclopedia) Chiayi Chiayi jyäˈyēˈ [key] or Chiai Chiayi…

Ciego de Ávila

(Encyclopedia) Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávilasyāˈgō dā äˈvēlä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 91,000), capital of Ciego de Ávila prov., central Cuba. An important processing center in a sugarcane region,…

Darbhanga

(Encyclopedia) Darbhanga Darbhanga dərbŭngˈgə [key], city, Bihar state, NE India, E of the Baghmati River. It is a…