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Kimberley, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) KimberleyKimberleykĭmˈbərlē [key], town (1991 pop. 6,531), SE British Columbia, Canada. Canada's highest city (3,660 ft/1,115 m), it is the site of the Sullivan mine, where large…

La Romana

(Encyclopedia) La RomanaLa Romanalä rōmänˈä [key], city (1993 pop. 132,834), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital and major port of La Romana province. The site of several…

Kitimat

(Encyclopedia) KitimatKitimatkĭtˈĭmătˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 11,305), W British Columbia, Canada, at the head of Douglas Channel. It is the site of a huge aluminum smelter (opened 1954), pulp and…

Araunah

(Encyclopedia) AraunahAraunahārôˈnə [key], in the Bible, Jebusite who sold his threshing floor to David so that an altar might be erected there. This site, on Mt. Moriah, was afterward used for the…

Lystra

(Encyclopedia) LystraLystralĭsˈtrə [key], ancient city of Lycaonia, S Asia Minor, in present Turkey. The Acts of the Apostles reports that it was visited by Paul and Barnabas. An ancient altar found…

Chelmsford, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford, city, county seat of Essex, SE England. It is a market center (especially for cattle) for the surrounding agricultural…

Ragusa, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) RagusaRagusaräg&oomacr;ˈzä [key], city (1991 pop. 67,535), capital of Ragusa prov., SE Sicily, Italy. Refined petroleum and asphalt are produced in the city. Nearby is the site of…

Sá, Mem de

(Encyclopedia) Sá, Mem deSá, Mem demāN dĭ sä [key], d. 1572, Portuguese colonial official, governor-general of Brazil (1557?–1572). He drove (1567) the French colony from Guanabara Bay and founded…

Sestri Ponente

(Encyclopedia) Sestri PonenteSestri Ponentesĕˈstrē pōnānˈtā [key], industrial suburb of Genoa, N Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. Manufactures include machinery, and tools. It was also the site of the…

Pontoise

(Encyclopedia) PontoisePontoisepôNtwäzˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 28,463), capital of Val-d'Oise dept., N central France. It is the site of a technical school. The metallurgy and chemical industries are…