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(Encyclopedia) Izumiotsu ēzo͞omēˈōtso͞o [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...

(Encyclopedia) Corinto kōrēnˈtō [key], town, NW Nicaragua, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a railroad terminus ...

(Encyclopedia) Valleyfield, city (1991 pop. 27,598), S Que., Canada, on the Beauharnois canal, at the northeast end of Lake St. Francis, SW of Montreal. A port of entry and industrial center, it has cotton and synth...

(Encyclopedia) Leigh lē [key], town (1991 pop. 42,627), Wigan metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Industries include cotton and rayon mills, metalworks, and machinery and...

(Encyclopedia) Isparta ĭspärˈtä [key], city, capital of Isparta prov., W central Turkey. It is a manufac...

(Encyclopedia) Mirpur Khas mērˈpo͝or khäs [key], town (1981 pop. 124,371), S Pakistan, on the Let War canal. Founded in 1806, the town is a market for cotton and food grains. ...

(Encyclopedia) Brighouse, town, Calderdale metropolitan district, N central England, on the Calder River. It is a center of wool, cotton, and silk milling and produces...

(Encyclopedia) Starkville, city (1990 pop. 18,458), seat of Oktibbeha co., E Miss.; inc. 1837. Cotton, corn, and soybeans are grown and livestock and dairy cattle are raised. Building materials, apparel, wood produc...

(Encyclopedia) Dindigul dĭnˈdĭgĕl [key], city, Tamil Nadu state, S India. It is a railroad junction and a ...

(Encyclopedia) Imabari ēmäˈbärē [key], city, Ehime prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan, on the Hiuchi Sea. It is ...