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Eisleben

(Encyclopedia)Eisleben īsˈlābən [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt, E Germany, at the foot of the Harz Mts. It is ...

Cohoes

(Encyclopedia)Cohoes kəhōzˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 16,759), Albany co., E N.Y., near Albany, at the conf...

Framingham

(Encyclopedia)Framingham frāˈmĭnghămˌ [key], town (2020 pop. 72,362), Middlesex co., E Mass., on the Sudbury ...

Anniston

(Encyclopedia)Anniston ănˈĭstən [key], city, seat of Calhoun co., NE Ala., in a mining region of the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1873. Its manufactures include soil pipes, textiles,...

Halmstad

(Encyclopedia)Halmstad hälmˈstädˌ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 48,880), capital of Halland co., SW Sweden, a seaport on the Kattegat at the mouth of the Nissan River. It is an industrial center and summer resort...

Herne

(Encyclopedia)Herne hĕrˈnə [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port on the Rhine-Herne C...

Halden

(Encyclopedia)Halden hälˈdən [key], town, Østfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Iddefjord (an arm of th...

Fredericia

(Encyclopedia)Fredericia frĭᵺərēˈtsyä [key], city, Vejle co., central Denmark, on the Lille Bælt. It is a ...

Freising

(Encyclopedia)Freising frīˈzĭng [key], city, Bavaria, S Germany, on the Isar River. Manufactures include ...

Guiyang

(Encyclopedia)Guiyang or Kweiyang both: gwā-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,131,200), capital of Guizhou prov., SW China. On the main road from Kunming to Chongqing, it is also a rail (since 1959) and industri...