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(Encyclopedia)Nishio nēshēˈō [key], city (1990 pop. 95,197), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market and manufacturing center for textiles and sake. ...Bloomsburg
(Encyclopedia)Bloomsburg, industrial town (2020 pop. 12,711), seat of Columbia co., E Pa., on the Susquehanna River; settled 1772, inc. 1870. Textiles, furniture, and...Martinsville
(Encyclopedia)Martinsville, city (1990 pop. 16,162), seat of Henry co., S Va., in the Blue Ridge foothills near the N.C. line; founded 1793, inc. as a city 1928. Tobacco is processed, and furniture, prefabricated h...Hamilton, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, town, South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, near the confluence of the Avon and the Clyde rivers. Once known for its coal mining, Hamilton's ...Herning
(Encyclopedia)Herning hĕrˈnĭng [key], city, Ringkøbing co., central Denmark. It is an important manufac...North Richland Hills
(Encyclopedia)North Richland Hills, town (1990 pop. 45,895), Tarrant co., N Tex., a residential suburb of Fort Worth; inc. 1953. Corrugated boxes, food products, and textiles are manufactured. The town grew markedl...Uster
(Encyclopedia)Uster o͝osˈtər [key], town (1990 pop. 25,182), Zürich canton, NE Switzerland, between Pfäffiker and Greifen lakes. Textiles and machinery are made in the town. ...Laurens
(Encyclopedia)Laurens lôˈrənz [key], city (1990 pop. 9,694), seat of Laurens co., NW S.C.; inc. 1875. Ceramics, motor vehicle parts, glass and fiberglass products, and textiles are made; livestock is raised. ...Kovrov
(Encyclopedia)Kovrov kərôfˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 160,000), central European Russia, on the Klyazma River. Kovrov is an industrial center that produces excavating machines, linen textiles, and machine tools. ...Kamarhati
(Encyclopedia)Kamarhati kämärhäˈtē [key], city (1991 pop. 266,625), West Bengal state, NE India. It is a suburb of Kolkata (Calcutta), with manufactures in textiles, rubber goods, cement, paint, pottery, and j...Browse by Subject
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