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(Encyclopedia) Francis, 1554–84, French prince, duke of Alençon and Anjou; youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Although ill-shapen, pockmarked, and endowed with a…
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(Encyclopedia) RhonddaRhonddarŏnˈdə, Welsh rônˈᵺə [key], city (1991 pop. 70,980), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales, on tributaries of the Taff River. Coal mining, once the chief occupation, has…
(Encyclopedia) RhylRhylrĭl [key], town (1991 pop. 22,714), Denbighshire, N Wales, on the Irish Sea at the mouth of the Clwyd River. A seaside resort, it was at its height in the 1960s and 70s, but…
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Abertillery
ăbˌərtĭlârˈē
[key], town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. The town, an agricultural market, produces tin plate
and has a brewing industry.
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