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Ho Chi Minh City

(Encyclopedia)Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city, on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is the larges...

Ottumwa

(Encyclopedia)Ottumwa ŏtŭmˈwə, ō– [key], city (1990 pop. 24,488), seat of Wapello co., SE Iowa, on both banks of the Des Moines River, in a farm and coal area; inc. 1851. A commercial and industrial center, ...

Grandville, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Grandville, city (2020 pop. 16,083), Kent co., W Mich., on the Grand River, in a farm area; settled 1833, inc. as a city 1933. Transportation and silver...

Muskegon, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Muskegon məskēˈgən [key], city (1990 pop. 40,283), seat of Muskegon co., W Mich., on Lake Michigan; inc. as a city 1869. A port of entry, the city is a car-ferry terminus and a shipping point for ...

Shrewsbury, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Shrewsbury bərē [key], city (1991 pop. 57,731), adminstrative center of Shropshire, W England, on the Severn River. Shrewsbury is a road and rail junction with varied manufactures. It was an ancient...

Winchester, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Winchester wĭnˈchĭstər [key], city and district (1991 pop. 34,127), county seat of Hampshire, S central England. Winchester was called Caer Gwent by the Britons, Venta Belgarum by the Romans, and ...

Oregon, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, ...

Geneva, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Geneva, city (2020 pop. 12,812), Ontario co., W central N.Y., in the Finger Lakes region; inc. as a city 1897. Located in a farm area, Geneva's manufact...

Smyrna, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Smyrna, city (1990 pop. 30,981), Cobb co., NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1872. Manufactures include computer equipment, building materials, plastics, ordnance, and chemicals. Originall...

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