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Borås

(Encyclopedia)Borås bo͞orōsˈ [key], city, Älvsborg co., SW Sweden, on the Viskan River. It is a transp...

Morgan, Julia

(Encyclopedia)Morgan, Julia, 1872–1957, American architect, b. San Francisco, B.S. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1894. Trained as an engineer, she became the first woman to study architecture at the École des B...

Tianjin

(Encyclopedia)Tianjin or Tientsin both: tyänˈjĭnˈ [key], city and independent municipality (2010 pop. 12,938,224), NE China. In E central Hebei prov., it is a politically independent unit (4,400 sq mi/11,399 sq...

Sherbrooke

(Encyclopedia)Sherbrooke, city (1991 pop. 76,429), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Magog and the St. François rivers, E of Montreal. It is the commercial and market center for the surrounding farm and min...

Albany, town, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Albany ălˈbənē [key], town, Western Australia, SW Australia. It is a port on Princess Royal Harbour of King George Sound. The town has woolen mills and fish canneries....

Grand Falls, cities, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Grand Falls. 1 City, W N.B., Canada, on the St. John River. The nearby falls in the river and its 1-mi- (1.6-km) long gorge attract many visitors. The ...

Pabna

(Encyclopedia)Pabna pŭbˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 103,277), W Bangladesh, on the Ichamati River. It is noted for handloom products and hosiery; it has important jute mills. The Hindu temple of Jor Bangla and a c...

Pasuruan

(Encyclopedia)Pasuruan or Pasoeroean both: päˌso͞oro͞oänˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 152,075), E Java, Indonesia, on Madura Strait. Established by the Dutch in 1707, it remains an active seaport. It has shipyards...

Jessore

(Encyclopedia)Jessore jĕsōrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 154,000), SW Bangladesh, on the Bhairab River. Modern Jessore, a market town for rice and sugar, also has rice and oilseed mills and celluloid and plastics ind...

Waterville

(Encyclopedia)Waterville, city (1990 pop. 17,173), Kennebec co., S Maine, at the falls of the Kennebec River; settled 1754, inc. as a city 1888. It is the trade and medical center of a lake resort area, with textil...