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Nanning

(Encyclopedia)Nanning nänˈnĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 829,400), capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Xi River in a fertile farming area. The city has a medium-sized integrated ...

Muskogee

(Encyclopedia)Muskogee mŭskōˈgē [key], city (1990 pop. 37,708), seat of Muskogee co., E Okla., near the junction of the Arkansas, Verdigris, and Grand rivers; inc. 1898. It is an important transportation, trade...

Oldham

(Encyclopedia)Oldham, metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 107,095), NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area. The city's industries include papermaking, tanning, food processing, and mail-order distribut...

Nizhyn

(Encyclopedia)Nizhyn nyĭzhˈĭn [key], Rus. Nezhin, city (1989 pop. 81,000), N Ukraine, on the Oster River. It is a rail terminus on the main Moscow-Kiev line and an agricultural trade center. Industries include e...

Lubin, David

(Encyclopedia)Lubin, David lo͞oˈbĭn [key], 1849–1919, American agriculturist, b. Poland. After prospering as a merchant in California, he devoted himself to helping farmers with their problems. Through his eff...

Lipetsk

(Encyclopedia)Lipetsk lyēˈpyĭtsk [key], city (1989 pop. 450,000), capital of Lipetsk region, E central European Russia, on the Voronezh River. It is the center of an iron-ore-mining area. Industrial products inc...

Lokoja

(Encyclopedia)Lokoja lōkōjäˈ [key], town (1987 est. pop. 45,600), central Nigeria, at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers. Lokoja is the trade and distribution center for an agricultural (chiefly cotton)...

Kyzyl

(Encyclopedia)Kyzyl or Kizil both: kĭzĭlˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 85,000), capital of Tuva Republic, S Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei River. It services motor transport and has brickyards, sawmills, furniture fa...

Krasnodar

(Encyclopedia)Krasnodar krəsˌnədärˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 621,000), capital of Krasnodar Territory, SE European Russia, on the Kuban River. A river port and railroad junction, it has petroleum refineries and ...

Penza

(Encyclopedia)Penza pyĕnˈzə [key], city (1991 est. pop. 551,000), capital of Penza region, S central European Russia, on the Sura River. It is a large railroad junction and the center of an extensive and fertile...