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Reidsville

(Encyclopedia) ReidsvilleReidsvillerēdsˈvĭl [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 12,183), Rockingham co., N N.C.; settled c.1815, inc. 1873. It is a tobacco center, and manufactures include industrial…

Arendal

(Encyclopedia) Arendal Arendal äˈrəndäl [key], city, capital of Aust-Agder co., SE Norway, a port on the Skagerrak. Manufactures include forest products and processed metal…

Granby

(Encyclopedia) Granby Granby grănˈbē, grămˈ– [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the North Yamaska River, E of Montreal…

Goldsboro

(Encyclopedia) Goldsboro, city (2020 pop. 33,657), seat of Wayne co., E central N.C.; inc. 1847. Goldsboro is a marketplace for bright-leaf tobacco and…

Hadano

(Encyclopedia) Hadano Hadano hädäˈnō [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. An important…

Jiquié

(Encyclopedia) Jiquié or JequiéJequiéboth: zhək&oomacr;ēĕˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 144,772), Bahia state, E Brazil, on the Contas River. Iron deposits are nearby. Tobacco, cacao, sugar, coffee,…

Coamo

(Encyclopedia) Coamo Coamo kwäˈmō [key], town and municipality, S central Puerto Rico, on the Coamo River…

Caguas

(Encyclopedia) Caguas Caguas käˈgwäs, käˈwäs [key], city, E central Puerto Rico. Largest of Puerto Rico's inland…

Yauco

(Encyclopedia) YaucoYaucoyouˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 42,058), SW Puerto Rico, on the Yauco River. It is a growing commercial, trade, and processing center of a sugar, coffee, tobacco, and cotton…

Williams, Sir George

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir George, 1821–1905, English merchant. A vigorous advocate of temperance and an opponent of gambling and tobacco, Williams founded the Young Men's Christian Association in…