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Sherbrooke

(Encyclopedia) Sherbrooke, city (1991 pop. 76,429), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Magog and the St. François rivers, E of Montreal. It is the commercial and market center for the…

Altrincham

(Encyclopedia) Altrincham Altrincham ôlˈtrĭng-əm [key], town, Trafford metropolitan district, W central England. A suburb of Manchester, it has a textile-printing industry…

Dorking

(Encyclopedia) Dorking, town, Surrey, SE England. It is a market town and residential suburb of London. Leith Hill, the highest point in SE England (…

Jessore

(Encyclopedia) JessoreJessorejĕsōrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 154,000), SW Bangladesh, on the Bhairab River. Modern Jessore, a market town for rice and sugar, also has rice and oilseed mills and…

Aurillac

(Encyclopedia) Aurillac Aurillac ôrēyäkˈ [key], town, capital of Cantal dept., S central France, in Auvergne, on the Jordanne River. An industrial, communications, and…

Funabashi

(Encyclopedia) Funabashi Funabashi f&oomacr;näˈbäshē [key], city, Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on…

Castlebar

(Encyclopedia) Castlebar Castlebar kăsˌəlbärˈ [key], town, seat of Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland. It is a market for…

Birganj

(Encyclopedia) Birganj Birganj bērˈgänch [key], town, S Nepal, near the Indian border. It is a market town for…

Tigre

(Encyclopedia) TigreTigretēˈgrā [key], city (1991 pop. 256,005), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. A railroad terminus and river port with good road connections, Tigre is a market for the fruit grown…

Tokat

(Encyclopedia) TokatTokattōkätˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 83,174), capital of Tokat prov., N central Turkey. It is an agricultural market with copper manufactures. An important town in Roman times, it…