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(Encyclopedia) TochigiTochigitōˈchĭgē [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 1,935,186), central Honshu, Japan. Utsunomiya (the capital), Ashikaga, Oyama, Kanuma, and Sano are the chief cities. Its many…Roseville
(Encyclopedia) Roseville. 1 City (1990 pop. 44,685), Placer co., N central Calif., a suburb of Sacramento in the foothills of the Sierra; inc. 1909. Marked by rapid growth in the late 20th cent.,…Piura
(Encyclopedia) PiuraPiurapy&oomacr;ˈrä [key], city (1993 pop. 199,484), capital of Piura dept., NW Peru, in the irrigated Piura valley of the Peruvian coastal desert. It is the commercial center…Santa Cruz de la Sierra
(Encyclopedia) Santa Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz de la Sierrasänˈtä kr&oomacr;s [key]Santa Cruz de la Sierraᵺā lä sēĕrˈä [key], city (1992 pop. 697,278), capital of Santa Cruz dept., central…Taichung
(Encyclopedia) Taichung or T'ai-chungTaichungboth: tīˈj&oomacr;ngˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,731,056), 855 sq mi (2,214 sq km), W central Taiwan. It was created in 2010 by merging…Kumamoto
(Encyclopedia) KumamotoKumamotok&oomacr;mäˈmōtō [key], city (1990 pop. 579,306), capital of Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It was an important castle town in the 17th cent.; one of its…Larkana
(Encyclopedia) LarkanaLarkanalärkäˈnə [key], city (1998 pop. 270,366), S central Pakistan, on the Ghar canal. Famous for the quality of its rice, it is an important grain market and a trading center…Alter, Harvey James
(Encyclopedia) Alter, Harvey James, 1935–, American virologist, b. New York City, M.D. Univ. of Rochester, 1960. He has been a researcher at the National Institutes of Health since 1969. The 2020…Ijebu-Ode
(Encyclopedia) Ijebu-OdeIjebu-Odeējāb&oomacr;ˈ-ōdāˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 138,000), SW Nigeria. It is a commercial town and a collection point for cacao, kola nuts, and palm products.…Huambo
(Encyclopedia) HuamboHuambowämˈbō [key], formerly Nova LisboaHuambonōˈvə lēzhvōˈə [key], city (1983 est. pop. 203,000), W central Angola. The chief town of inland Angola, Huambo stands on a high…Trending
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