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Najafabad

(Encyclopedia)Najafabad näjäfˌäbädˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 160,004), Esfahan prov., W central Iran, near Esfahan. It is the trade center for an agricultural region noted for its pomegranates. ...

Seyðisfjörður

(Encyclopedia)Seyðisfjörður sāˈᵺĭsfyörˌᵺür [key], town (1993 pop. 879), E Iceland, at the head of the Seyðisfjörður, an arm of the Norwegian Sea. It is a trade center and a fishing port. ...

European Economic Area

(Encyclopedia)European Economic Area: see European Free Trade Association; European Union. ...

Javan

(Encyclopedia)Javan jāˈvăn [key], in the Bible. 1 Japheth's son, eponymous ancestor of the Greeks. 2 Unidentified place engaged in trade with Tyre, perhaps a Greek colony. ...

Khorramabad

(Encyclopedia)Khorramabad khōrämˌäbädˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 249,258), capital of Lorestan prov., W Iran. It is the trade center of a mountainous region where fruit, grain, and wool are produced. ...

Badger, Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Badger, Joseph, 1708–65, American painter, b. Charlestown, Mass. By trade a glazier and house and sign painter, he turned his hand to portraiture. Generally uninspired, his work appears at its best ...

Longmont

(Encyclopedia)Longmont, city (1990 pop. 51,555), Boulder co., N Colo.; inc. 1885. It is a trade and processing center for a rich farm area irrigated by the Colorado–Big Thompson project. Vitamins, primary metal p...

Macomb

(Encyclopedia)Macomb, city (1990 pop. 19,952), seat of McDonough co., W Ill.; inc. as a city 1856. A trade and manufacturing center in a rich farm, clay, and coal region, the city is known for its artistic clay pro...

Kiskunfélegyháza

(Encyclopedia)Kiskunfélegyháza kĭshˈkoŏnfāˈlĕdyəhäˌzŏ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 34,130), S central Hungary. It is a road and rail junction; trade and industry are based on the agricultural products of...

Sabzevar

(Encyclopedia)Sabzevar säbzĕvärˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 148,065), Razavi Khorasan prov., NE Iran. It is the trade center of a cotton-growing region. The city's manufactures include textiles and rugs. ...