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Shizuoka

(Encyclopedia)Shizuoka shĭzo͞oˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 472,196), capital of Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Suruga Bay. It is a port and communications center and is known for its green tea...

Conakry

(Encyclopedia)Conakry kŏnˈəkrē [key], city, capital of Guinea and its Conakry region, SW Guinea, a port ...

Chester, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Chester, city (2020 pop. 32,605), Delaware co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia; settled c.1644 by Swedes, inc. as a city 1866. A po...

Gitega

(Encyclopedia)Gitega gētāˈgä [key], city, capital of Burundi and of Gitega prov., central Burundi. It i...

American Library Association

(Encyclopedia)American Library Association, founded 1876, organization whose purpose is to increase the usefulness of books through the improvement and extension of library services. As the major professional assoc...

International Telecommunication Union

(Encyclopedia)International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Uni...

Doncaster

(Encyclopedia)Doncaster dŏngˈkəstər [key], metropolitan borough, N central England, on the Don River. D...

Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian

(Encyclopedia)Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian, 1957–, Burkinabé political leader. Following a career in banking, he joined Blaise Compaoré's government, serving as minister of transport and communications (1989–...

Buenaventura

(Encyclopedia)Buenaventura bwāˌnävānto͞oˈrä [key], city (2020 est. pop. 451,000), W Colombia, a port on the Pacific ...

Perth, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Perth, city (2016 pop. 21,797, Greater Perth 2016 pop. 1,943,858), capital of Western Australia, SW Australia, on the Swan River estuary. Fremantle is Perth's port. Perth is a communications and trans...