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Brunswick, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Brunswick or Braunschweig brounˈshvīk [key], city, Lower Saxony, central Germany, on th...Bradford, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Bradford, city and metropolitan borough, N central England, on a small tributary of the Aire River. It is a center of the worsted industry, which dates ...Brandenburg, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Brandenburg, city, Brandenburg, E Germany, a port on the Havel River. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures include steel, machiner...Brandon, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Brandon, city, SW Man., Canada, on the Assiniboine River. The business center of the wheat-raising area of SW Manitoba, Brandon has an extensive trade i...Tema, city, Ghana
(Encyclopedia)Tema tāmə [key], city (1984 pop. 99,608), SE Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. With the opening of an artificial harbor in 1961, Tema developed from a small fishing village to become Ghana's leading sea...Canton, city, China
(Encyclopedia)Canton: see Guangzhou, China.Cairo, city, Egypt
(Encyclopedia)Cairo kīˈrō [key], Arab. Al Qahirah, city (2021 est. metro. area pop. 21,323,000), capital...Carlisle, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Carlisle, city and district, Cumbria, NW England, near the junction of the Caldew, Eden, and Petteril rivers. The city of Carlisle is an important rail ...Cartagena, city, Colombia
(Encyclopedia)Cartagena kärtähāˈnä [key], city, capital of Bolívar dept., NW Colombia, a port on the ...Cartagena, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia)Cartagena, Lat. Carthago Nova, city, Murcia prov., SE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. A major seaport and naval base, it has a fine natural harbor,...Browse by Subject
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