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Abertillery

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

Campbell, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Campbell, city (2020 pop. 43,959), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. The city's economy, formerly t...

Sumy

(Encyclopedia)Sumy, city (1989 pop. 291,000), capital of Sumy region, NE Ukraine. Sugar refining is the major industry; other manufactures include furniture and shoes. Founded as a defensive settlement in 1652, it ...

insurance

(Encyclopedia)insurance or assurance, device for indemnifying or guaranteeing an individual against loss. Reimbursement is made from a fund to which many individuals exposed to the same risk have contributed certai...

Almelo

(Encyclopedia)Almelo älˈməlō [key], city, Overijssel prov., E Netherlands. It is an important rail junction and manufacturing center and has a large textile industry. ...

Colton

(Encyclopedia)Colton, city (2020 pop. 53,909), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a suburb of San Bernardino, inc. 1887. Originally a rich citrus and farm area, Colton exp...

Hanno, city, Japan

(Encyclopedia)Hanno hän-nō [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Naguri River. I...

Gravenhurst

(Encyclopedia)Gravenhurst grāˈvənhûrst [key], town, S Ont., Canada, N of Toronto. It is the gateway to the ...

Amstelveen

(Encyclopedia)Amstelveen ämˈstəlvān [key], town, North Holland prov., W Netherlands, a suburb of Amsterdam. Amstelveen has light industry and agriculture. Schiphol international air...

Ougrée

(Encyclopedia)Ougrée o͞ogrāˈ [key], town, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, a suburb of Liège. It is a center of heavy industry. ...