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Oberhausen

(Encyclopedia)Oberhausen ōˈbərhouˌzən [key], city (1994 pop. 226,254), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a former industrial center of the Ruhr district. It is a port on the Rhine-Herne Canal and a rail jun...

Torreón

(Encyclopedia)Torreón tôrāōnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 439,436), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Nazas River. It is the metropolis of the Laguna District, where the land, extensively irrigated, is some of Mexic...

Rosario

(Encyclopedia)Rosario rôsärˈyō [key], city (1991 pop. 1,095,906), Santa Fe prov., E central Argentina, a port on the Paraná River, on the eastern margin of the Pampa. The third largest city of Argentina, it is...

Vereeniging

(Encyclopedia)Vereeniging fərēˈnĭkhĭng [key] [Afrik.,=union], city, now part of the Enfuleni local municipality, Gauteng prov., NE South Africa, on the Vaal River. An industrial center, its chief products are ...

Charleroi

(Encyclopedia)Charleroi shärlərwäˈ [key], city, Hainaut prov., S Belgium, on the Sambre River and on the ...

Eskilstuna

(Encyclopedia)Eskilstuna ĕˈskĭlstüˌnä [key], city, Södermanland co., SE Sweden, between lakes Hjälm...

Okayama

(Encyclopedia)Okayama ōkäˈyämä [key], city (1990 pop. 593,730), capital of Okayama prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on an inlet of the Inland Sea. It is a railroad hub and industrial and marketing center. Machine...

Dunkirk, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Dunkirk, city (2020 pop. 12,743), Chautauqua co., SW N.Y., on Lake Erie; founded c.1800, inc. as a city 1880. It is a port of entry and trades extensive...

Gyeonggi

(Encyclopedia)Gyeonggi or Kyonggi gyŭngˈgēˈ [key], province, NW South Korea. Suwon is the capital. The province ...

Halesowen

(Encyclopedia)Halesowen hālzˈōwən [key], city, Dudley metropolitan district, central England. Listed in the ...