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Shrewsbury, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Shrewsbury bərē [key], city (1991 pop. 57,731), adminstrative center of Shropshire, W England, on the Severn River. Shrewsbury is a road and rail junction with varied manufactures. It was an ancient...Santiago, city, Chile
(Encyclopedia)Santiago säntēäˈgō [key], city (1990 est. pop. 4,395,000), central Chile, capital of Chile and of Metropolitana de Santiago region, on the Mapocho River. It is the political, commercial, and fina...Santiago, city, Panama
(Encyclopedia)Santiago säntyäˈgō [key], city (1990 pop. 60,959), W central Panama. Santiago is a communications and commercial center in the Pacific lowlands. It is a provincial and district capital. ...Segovia, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia)Segovia, city (1990 pop. 55,188), capital of Segovia prov., central Spain, in Castile and León, on the Eresma River. It stands on a rocky hill (3,297 ft/1,005 m high) crowned by the cathedral and the...Sandwich, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Sandwich, Ont., Canada, part (since 1935) of the city of Windsor. ...Síros, city, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Síros, city, Greece: see Ermoupolis. ...Petropavl, city, Kazakhstan
(Encyclopedia)Petropavl pyĕˌtrəpävˈləfsk [key], city (1993 est. pop. 248,000), N Kazakhstan, on the Ishim (Esil) River and at the junction of the Trans-Kazakhstan and Trans-Siberian RR. Small motors, agricult...Petropavlovsk, city, Russia
(Encyclopedia)Petropavlovsk kəmchätˈskē [key], city (1989 pop. 269,000), capital of Kamchatka Territory, Russian Far East. It is a major port and naval base on the Northern Sea Route, and there are shipyards an...Ravenna, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia)Ravenna rävĕnˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 135,844), capital of Ravenna prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, near the Adriatic Sea (with which it is connected by a canal). It is an agricultural...Bahia, city, Brazil
(Encyclopedia)Bahia, city, Brazil: see Salvador, Brazil. ...Browse by Subject
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