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(Encyclopedia)Chino chēˈnō [key], city (2020 pop. 91,403), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, i...Glastonbury, town, United States
(Encyclopedia)Glastonbury, town (2020 pop. 35,159), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford on the Connecticut River; inc. 1690. Located near a farming regi...Kingsville
(Encyclopedia)Kingsville, city (1990 pop. 25,276), seat of Kleberg co., S Tex.; inc. 1911. It is headquarters of the gigantic King Ranch. The city is a processing center for cotton, livestock, vegetables, and dairy...Skeena
(Encyclopedia)Skeena skēˈnə [key], river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, rising in the Stikine Mts., W British Columbia, Canada, and flowing S and SW to the Pacific Ocean near Prince Rupert. It is navigable for c.100 m...Buena Park
(Encyclopedia)Buena Park bwāˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 84,034), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1953. Food pr...Winter Haven
(Encyclopedia)Winter Haven, resort city (1990 pop. 24,725), Polk co., central Fla; settled 1883. It is a marketing, processing, and shipping center for one of the state's chief citrus-fruit regions, with fruit-cann...Wuhu
(Encyclopedia)Wuhu wo͞o-ho͞o [key], city (1994 est. pop. 457,900), E central Anhui prov., China. It is a deepwater port on the Chang River, linked by rail with Nanjing and Shanghai. It is a commercial center, a m...Xenia
(Encyclopedia)Xenia zēˈnēə [key], city (1990 pop. 24,664), seat of Greene co., SW Ohio; inc. 1814. It is a trade and industrial center in a farm area. The city has food-processing plants, and transportation equ...Yuba City
(Encyclopedia)Yuba City yo͞oˈbə [key], town (1990 pop. 27,437), seat of Sutter co., N central Calif., on the Feather River; founded 1849 during the gold rush; inc. 1908. It is a growing processing center for fru...Wagga Wagga
(Encyclopedia)Wagga Wagga wŏgˈə wŏgˈə [key], city (2016 pop. 62,385), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Murrumbidgee River. It is the center of an agricultural district with food-processing and rubber-goo...Browse by Subject
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