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Tacna
(Encyclopedia) Tacna, city (1993 pop. 115,633), capital of Tacna dept., S Peru, on the Río Caplina. Tacna is an agricultural center that produces tobacco, grapes, cotton, and sugarcane. It is on the…Akhisar
(Encyclopedia) Akhisar Akhisar äkˌhəsärˈ [key], city, W Turkey. It is in a region where tobacco, cotton, and grapes are grown. The city is noted for its rugs. It is the…Huainan
(Encyclopedia) HuainanHuainanhwī-nän [key], city (1994 est. pop. 769,200), N central Anhui prov., China. Established after 1949 as the center of China's chief coal-mining region, it is the site of a…Győngyős
(Encyclopedia) GyőngyősGyőngyősdyönˈdyösh [key], city (1991 est. pop. 36,259), N Hungary, at the foot of the Mátra Mts. It is the commercial center of a wine-producing and tobacco-growing region.…Adapazari
(Encyclopedia) Adapazari Adapazari ädäˌpäzärˈə [key], city, capital of Adapazari prov., NW Turkey, on the Sakarya River. It is the trade center for an agricultural region…Internal Revenue Service
(Encyclopedia) Internal Revenue Service (IRS), division of the U.S. Treasury Dept. that is responsible for the assessment and collection of most federal taxes, except those relating to alcohol,…Lee, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Richard, 1613?–1664, American colonist, founder of the Lee family of Virginia. A member of the Coton branch of the Lees of Shropshire, England, he immigrated (c.1642) to Virginia…Tumaco
(Encyclopedia) TumacoTumacot&oomacr;mäˈkō [key], city (1993 pop. 58,436), SW Colombia, a port on the Pacific Ocean. It is located on a small island just off the coast and has a very hot climate.…Tumakuru
(Encyclopedia) Tumakuru, formerly TumkurTumakurut&oobreve;mk&oomacr;rˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 179,877), Karnataka state, S central India. It is a district administrative center and a health…Fianarantsoa
(Encyclopedia) Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa fyänäränts&oomacr;ˈə, –tsōˈə [key], town…Trending
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