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Żyrardów

(Encyclopedia)Żyrardów zhĭrärˈdo͞of [key], city (1993 est. pop. 43,600), Mazowieckie prov., E central Poland. It is a textile center, known especially for its woolens. Leather goods are also manufactured in t...

Fujiyoshida

(Encyclopedia)Fujiyoshida fo͞ojēˈyōshēdä [key], city, Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Katsura ...

Griffin, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Griffin, city (2020 pop. 23,478), seat of Spalding co., W central Ga., in a farm and cotton area increasingly integrated into metropolitan Atlanta's eco...

Anjo

(Encyclopedia)Anjo änjōˈ [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. Once a model farm community producing rice, wheat, poultry, and cattle, Anjo is now dominated by the ...

Kaga

(Encyclopedia)Kaga käˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 69,196), Ishikawa prefecture, W Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market, hot spring resort, and industrial center with electrical machinery, textile, and potte...

Kainan

(Encyclopedia)Kainan kīnäNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 48,596), Wakayama prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Kii Sound. It is a port, railway junction, and industrial center with lacquer ware, textile, and petrochem...

Kasugai

(Encyclopedia)Kasugai käso͞oˈgī [key], city (1990 pop. 266,599), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Nagoya and the site of paper, silk, and textile industries. ...

Kawaguchi

(Encyclopedia)Kawaguchi käwäˈgo͞ochē [key], city (1990 pop. 438,680), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Ajikawa and Kizagawa rivers. A Tokyo suburb, it has ironworks, textile mills, and breweri...

Kineshma

(Encyclopedia)Kineshma kēˈnyĭshmə [key], city (1989 pop. 105,000), N central European Russia, on the Volga River. A river port and a rail terminus, it is an old textile center with sawmills and chemical plants....

New Bedford

(Encyclopedia)New Bedford, city (1990 pop. 99,922), seat of Bristol co., SE Mass., at the mouth of the Acushnet River on Buzzard's Bay; settled 1640, set off from Dartmouth 1787, inc. as a city 1847. Formerly one o...