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Salzgitter

(Encyclopedia) SalzgitterSalzgitterzältsˈgĭtˈər [key], city (1994 pop. 117,684), Lower Saxony, N central Germany. Situated in one of the richest iron-ore producing regions in W Germany, it has blast…

Barisal

(Encyclopedia) Barisal Barisal bərĭsälˈ [key], city, S Bangladesh, on the Ganges River delta. It is an important…

Tepic

(Encyclopedia) TepicTepictāpēkˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 206,967), capital of Nayarit state, W Mexico, on the Tepic River. A commercial center on the coastal line of the Mexican National Railways and…

Rivière du Loup

(Encyclopedia) Rivière du LoupRivière du Louprēvyĕrˈ dü l&oomacr; [key], city (1991 pop. 14,017), E Que., Canada, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, NE of Quebec. It is a commercial…

Creusot, Le

(Encyclopedia) Creusot, Le Creusot, Le lə krözōˈ [key], city, Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy…

Chicoutimi, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Chicoutimi Chicoutimi shĭk&oomacr;ˈtĭmēˌ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the…

Dewsbury

(Encyclopedia) Dewsbury Dewsbury dy&oomacr;zˈbərē [key], town, Kirklees metropolitan district, N central England,…

Ptolemaïs, town, Greece

(Encyclopedia) PtolemaïsPtolemaïsptôlĭmīsˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 25,195), N Greece, in Macedonia. It was a small market town until 1958, when it began to be developed as an industrial center.…

Quezon

(Encyclopedia) Quezon, province (1990 pop. 1,372,445), E central Luzon, the Philippines. Lucena is the capital. A long, narrow province bordering on the Philippine Sea and containing in part the…

Fort Dodge

(Encyclopedia) Fort Dodge, city (2020 pop. 24,871), seat of Webster co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; settled c.1846; inc. 1869. Fort Clarke…