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Wilson

(Encyclopedia)Wilson, city (1990 pop. 36,930), seat of Wilson co., E N.C., in a rich agricultural region; inc. 1849. It is a commercial and industrial center with a large tobacco market. There is tobacco and food p...

North Augusta

(Encyclopedia)North Augusta, city (1990 pop. 15,351), Aiken co., SW S.C., on the Savannah River opposite Augusta, Ga.; settled c.1860, inc. 1906. Located in an agricultural region, it is mostly residential. Railroa...

Limassol

(Encyclopedia)Limassol lēmäsôlˈ [key], city (1992 pop. 87,091), S Cyprus, on Akrotiri Bay. It is a district administrative center, a port, and a resort. Wine and agricultural goods are exported. At Limassol, in...

Meadville

(Encyclopedia)Meadville, city (1990 pop. 14,318), seat of Crawford co., NW Pa.; settled 1788, inc. 1866. It is an industrial city in a rich agricultural region. There is food processing and factories that manufactu...

Mississippi State University

(Encyclopedia)Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to ...

Atsugi

(Encyclopedia)Atsugi ätˌso͞oˈgē [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Sagami River. It is an important communication, commercial, and agricultural cente...

Auburn University

(Encyclopedia)Auburn University, main campus at Auburn, Ala.; land-grant and state supported; opened 1859 as East Alabama Male College, reorganized 1872 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama; became...

Latrobe

(Encyclopedia)Latrobe, industrial borough (1990 pop. 9,265), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., in the foothills of the Alleghenies; inc. 1854. Among its varied manufactures are foam rubber, asphalt, building materials, ste...

Armenia, city, Colombia

(Encyclopedia)Armenia ärmāˈnyä [key], city, W central Colombia. It is located in a fertile agricultural region; coffee, silk, and sugarcane are produced. Armenia is an industrial an...

Kitami

(Encyclopedia)Kitami kētäˈmē [key], city (1990 pop. 107,247), Hokkaido prefecture, NE Hokkaido, Japan, on the Tokoro River. It is an agricultural market and a major center for the production of peppermint. Kita...