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Mississauga

(Encyclopedia) MississaugaMississaugamĭsĭsawˈgə [key], city (1991 pop. 463,388), S Ont., Canada, 12 mi (20 km) W of Toronto on Lake Ontario. A residential suburb of Toronto and a growing…

Nagpur

(Encyclopedia) NagpurNagpurnägˈp&oobreve;r [key], city (1991 pop. 1,664,006), Maharashtra state, central India, on the Nag River. Formerly the capital of Central Provinces and Berar and then of…

Morava, river, Serbia

(Encyclopedia) Morava or Velika MoravaVelika Moravavĕlˈĭkä [key]Velika Morava môrˈävä [key], river, 134 mi (216 km) long, formed at Stalać, E Serbia, by the junction of the Zapadna Morava and the…

Mâcon

(Encyclopedia) MâconMâconmäkôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 38,503), capital of Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy, on the Saône River. It is famous for its quality wines. A…

Pendleton

(Encyclopedia) Pendleton, city (1990 pop. 15,126), seat of Umatilla co., NE Oreg., on the Umatilla River, in the foothills of the Blue Mts.; founded 1869 on the old Oregon Trail, inc. 1889. A…

Foggia

(Encyclopedia) Foggia Foggia fôdˈjä [key], city, capital of Foggia prov., in Apulia, S Italy. It is a…

Firozpur

(Encyclopedia) Firozpur Firozpur fərōzˈpər [key] or Ferozepore Firozpur…

Fairmont

(Encyclopedia) Fairmont, city (2020 pop. 18,302), seat of Marion co., N central W.Va., where the West Fork and Tygart rivers form the Monongahela;…

Harrisonburg

(Encyclopedia) Harrisonburg, city (2020 pop. 51,814), seat of Rockingham co., NW Va., in the Shenandoah Valley; settled 1739, inc. 1916. It is a…

Trans-Caspian Railroad

(Encyclopedia) Trans-Caspian Railroad, transportation line linking the countries of Central Asia to one another and with the nations to the west. Built in the late 19th cent., the line begins at…