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Halifax, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Halifax, city and regional municipality, provincial capital, S central N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in the Maritime Provi...Halle, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Halle, city, Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, on the Saale River. It is an industrial center and a major transportation hub. Manufactures include chemica...Bradford, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Bradford, city and metropolitan borough, N central England, on a small tributary of the Aire River. It is a center of the worsted industry, which dates ...Brandenburg, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Brandenburg, city, Brandenburg, E Germany, a port on the Havel River. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures include steel, machiner...Brandon, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Brandon, city, SW Man., Canada, on the Assiniboine River. The business center of the wheat-raising area of SW Manitoba, Brandon has an extensive trade i...Brest, city, France
(Encyclopedia)Brest brĕst [key], city, Finistère dept., NW France, on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. It ...Brest, city, Belarus
(Encyclopedia)Brest –lĭtôfskˈ [key], Pol. Brześć nad Bugiem, city, capital of Brest region, W Belaru...Aguascalientes, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Aguascalientes, city, capital of Aguascalientes state, central Mexico. The city is a pleasant health resort, noted for its mineral waters and vineyards. Its industries include railroad rep...Camagüey, city, Cuba
(Encyclopedia)Camagüey, city (1995 est. pop. 295,000), capital of Camagüey prov., E Cuba. The island's third most populous city, Camagüey, is a leading hub of rail, road, and air transport as well as an importan...Cambridge, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Cambridge kāmˈbrĭj [key], city, S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was ...Browse by Subject
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