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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. ...

Smithfield, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Smithfield, town (1990 pop. 19,163), Providence co., N R.I.; set off from Providence and inc. 1731. Long a textile town, it now has diversified industries. It was settled early in the 18th cent., main...

North Providence

(Encyclopedia)North Providence, town (1990 pop. 32,090), Providence co., NE R.I.; set off from Providence and inc. 1765. Once a large textile town, it is now mainly a residential suburb. A major portion of Rhode Is...

McComb

(Encyclopedia)McComb, city (1990 pop. 11,591), Pike co., SW Miss., near the La. line; inc. 1872. It is the trade and rail center of a cotton, corn, soybean, cattle, and timber area. Manufactures include wire and te...

Ichinomiya

(Encyclopedia)Ichinomiya ēchĭnōˈmēyä [key], city, Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial ...

Izumi

(Encyclopedia)Izumi ēzo͞oˈmē [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a residential and co...

Izumisano

(Encyclopedia)Izumisano ēzo͞omēˈsänō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...

Clemson University

(Encyclopedia)Clemson University, at Clemson, S.C.; coeducational; land-grant; state supported; opened in 1893 as a college, gained university status in 1964. The university includes programs in textile and compute...

Sabae

(Encyclopedia)Sabae säbäˈā [key], city (1990 pop. 62,283), Fukui prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market with textile and chemical industries. ...

Yegorevsk

(Encyclopedia)Yegorevsk yĭgôˈryəfsk [key], city (1989 pop. 74,000), W central European Russia. It is a cotton-milling and textile center and also produces machine tools. ...