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Berdychiv

(Encyclopedia)Berdychiv byĭrdēˈchĭf [key], Rus. Berdichev, city, in central Ukraine, on the Hnylopyat R...

Adana

(Encyclopedia)Adana äˈdənä [key], city, capital of Adana prov., S Turkey, on the Seyhan River. The fourth largest city in Turkey, it is the commercial center of a farm region where ...

Popayán

(Encyclopedia)Popayán pōpäyänˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 169,423), alt. 5,500 ft (1,676 m), capital of Cauca dept., SW Colombia, on a volcanic terrace high above the Cauca River. It produces textiles and foodstuf...

Shamakhi

(Encyclopedia)Shamakhi shĕmˌəkhäˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 24,681), E Azerbaijan, at the foot of the Caucasus. Its chief product is wine. Known since ancient times, Shamakhi was an important silk center in the 1...

Prizren

(Encyclopedia)Prizren prēzˈrĕn [key], city (2011 pop. 178,112), SW Kosovo. It is a commercial center with industries that produce textiles, wood products, and filigree silver jewelry. Prizren is the seat of a Ro...

Salford

(Encyclopedia)Salford sŏlˈfərd, sôlˈ– [key], city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 96,525), NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Irwell River. Salford was long an important texti...

Rogers, Carl

(Encyclopedia)Rogers, Carl, 1902–87, American psychologist, b. Oak Park, Ill. In 1930, Rogers served as director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Rochester, New York. He lectured at the...

Cremona

(Encyclopedia)Cremona krĭmōˈnə, Ital. krāmôˈnä [key], city, capital of Cremona prov., Lomba...

Hubballi-Dharwad

(Encyclopedia)Hubballi-Dharwad, formerly Hubli-Dharwad ho͝oˈblē-därˈvär [key], city, Karnataka (forme...

Hudson, towns, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hudson. 1 Industrial town (2020 pop. 20,092), Middlesex co., E central Mass., on the Assabet River, in an apple-growing region; settled c.1699, ...
 

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