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Brockton
(Encyclopedia)Brockton, industrial city (2020 pop. 105,643), Plymouth co., E Mass.; settled c.1700, set off from Bridgewater 1821, inc. as a city 1881. It formerly ha...Wittstock
(Encyclopedia)Wittstock vĭtˈshtôk [key], town, Brandenburg, NE Germany. Manufactures include woolen textiles, machinery, and forest products. At Wittstock in 1636 the Swedes under Baner defeated the Saxon and im...Wattenscheid
(Encyclopedia)Wattenscheid vätˈənshītˌ [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, an industrial center of the Ruhr district. Its manufactures include metal goods, electrical equipment, and textiles. ...Bethel, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bethel, town (2020 pop. 20,358), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; inc. 1855. Manufactures include wire, textiles, fabricated-metal and tool-and-die products; ch...Blyth
(Encyclopedia)Blyth blīᵺ [key], town, Northumberland, NE England, at the mouth of the Blyth River. It is...Leverkusen
(Encyclopedia)Leverkusen lāˌfərko͞oˈzən [key], city (1994 pop. 161,760), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial center and a road and rail junction. Manufactures include ...Livonia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Livonia lĭvōnˈyə [key], city (1990 pop. 100,850), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; founded 1835, inc. 1950. Among its manufactures are transportation equipment, plastic and steel products...Midland, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Midland, town (1991 pop. 13,865), S Ont., Canada, on Georgian Bay, NW of Toronto. Midland is a port and has grain elevators and plants that manufacture textiles, cameras, optical goods, and other prod...Lanús
(Encyclopedia)Lanús läno͞osˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 466,755), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. An administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area, it is named for Anacarsis Lanús, a local landowner, mer...Köping
(Encyclopedia)Köping chöˈpĭngˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 18,850), Västmanland co., S central Sweden, at the western end of Lake Mälaren. It is an important lake port and a commercial and industrial center. Manu...Browse by Subject
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