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(Encyclopedia)Kankan känkänˈ, käNkäNˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 261,341), E Guinea, a port on the Milo River, a tributary of the Niger. It is the commercial center for a farm area where rice, sesame, corn, tomat...Ratas, Jüri
(Encyclopedia)Ratas, Jüri, 1978–, Estonian political leader. A member of the Center party, a populist party with strong support among ethnic Russians, Ratas was mayor of Talinn (2005–7), before entering the Es...Ouagadougou
(Encyclopedia)Ouagadougou or Wagadugu both: wägədo͞oˈgo͞o [key], city (1991 est. pop. 634,500), capital of Burkina Faso. It is the nation's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic cen...Thanjavur
(Encyclopedia)Thanjavur tănjôrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 202,013), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. It is a district administrative headquarters and a rice-milling center on the Kaveri River delta, known as the “rice...Surat
(Encyclopedia)Surat so͝oˈrət, so͝orătˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 1,518,950), Gujarat state, W central India, on the Gulf of Khambat. British and Dutch trading posts were established there in the early 17th cent....Frederick, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Frederick, city (2020 pop. 78,171), seat of Frederick co., NW Md.; settled 1745, inc. 1817. The processing center of a fertile farm and dairying area, i...Galaţi
(Encyclopedia)Galaţi or Galatz both: gälätsˈ [key], city , E Romania, on the lower Danube. It is a ...Grand Rapids
(Encyclopedia)Grand Rapids. <1> City (2020 pop. 198,917), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the stat...Woodbury
(Encyclopedia)Woodbury. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 10,904), seat of Gloucester co., SW N.J., in the Philadelphia–Camden metropolitan area; settled 1683, inc. as a city 1871. It is a trade and service center, a...Ahvaz
(Encyclopedia)Ahvaz or Ahwaz both: äwäzˈ [key], city, SW Iran, on the Karun River. It is an oil center, a transportation hub, and an industrial city that has petrochemical, textile, ...Browse by Subject
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