Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

500 results found

Abertillery

(Encyclopedia)Abertillery ăbˌərtĭlârˈē [key], town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. The town, an agricultural market, produces tin plate and has a brewing industry. ...

Oklahoma State University

(Encyclopedia)Oklahoma State University, at Stillwater; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1891 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1957. It has centers for l...

Himi

(Encyclopedia)Himi hēˈmē [key], city, Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on Toyama Bay. It is a...

Kakamigahara

(Encyclopedia)Kakamigahara käkäˌmēgähäˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 129,680), Gifu prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural and commercial center. ...

Ida

(Encyclopedia)Ida ēˈdä [key], city, Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is...

Amagi

(Encyclopedia)Amagi äˌmäˈgē [key], city, Fukuoka prefecture, N Kyushu, Japan. It is an agricultural center and railway terminus. Textiles are produced in the city. ...

Balikesir

(Encyclopedia)Balikesir bälŭkˌĕsērˈ [key], city, capital of Balikesir prov., NW Turkey. It is a rail junction ...

Hopkinsville

(Encyclopedia)Hopkinsville, city (2020 pop. 31,180), seat of Christian co., SW Ky.; inc. 1804. Fertile agricultural lands surround Hopkinsville, which is a leading to...

Hyuga

(Encyclopedia)Hyuga hyo͞oˈgä [key], city, Miyazaki prefecture, E Kyushu, Japan, on the Pacific Ocean. It...

Ishigaki

(Encyclopedia)Ishigaki ēshēˈgäkē [key], city, Okinawa prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It is an agri...