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Mesa, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MesaMesamāˈsə [key], city (1990 pop. 288,091), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., in the irrigated Salt River valley; inc. 1883. Electronic components, fabricated metals, aircraft, and…

Christchurch, city, New Zealand

(Encyclopedia) Christchurch, city, E South Island, New Zealand, on the Avon River. It is the second largest city in New Zealand by population (2020)…

Durango, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Durango Durango d&oobreve;răngˈgō [key], city (2020 pop. 19,071), seat of La Plata co., SW Colo.,…

Fichtelgebirge

(Encyclopedia) FichtelgebirgeFichtelgebirgefĭkhˈtəlgəbĭrˌgə [key], mountain knot, in SE Germany, between Bayreuth and the Czech border; rises to 3,447 ft (1,051 m) in Schneeberg peak. The rugged…

Fort Collins

(Encyclopedia) Fort Collins, city (2020 pop. 169,810), seat of Larimer co., N Colo., on the Cache la Poudre River, at the foot of the Rocky Mts., inc.…

Brameld, Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Brameld, TheodoreBrameld, Theodorebrămˈəld [key], 1904–87, American educator, b. Neillsville, Wis., grad. Ripon College, 1926; Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1931. Brameld was best known for…

Bellinzona

(Encyclopedia) Bellinzona Bellinzona bĕl-lēntsōˈnä [key], town, capital of Ticino canton, S Switzerland, on the Ticino…

Zhuhai

(Encyclopedia) ZhuhaiZhuhaij&oomacr;-hī [key], city (1994 est. pop. 308,600), S Guangdong prov., on the Pearl River, N of Macau. Designated a special economic zone in 1979, the city has benefited…

Billings

(Encyclopedia) Billings, city (2020 pop. 117,116), seat of Yellowstone co., S Mont., on the Yellowstone River, in a valley surrounded by seven mountain…

Truro , city, England

(Encyclopedia) TruroTrurotr&oobreve;rˈō [key], city (1991 pop. 16,130), W Cornwall, England, the administrative and commercial center of Cornwall, at the confluence of the Kenwyn and Allen rivers…