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(Encyclopedia) Como kōˈmō [key], city, capital of Como prov., Lombardy, N Italy, at the southwest end of ...

(Encyclopedia) Cushman, Charlotte Saunders ko͝oshˈmən [key], 1816–76, one of the first outstanding American actresses, b. Boston. Cushman turned from opera to drama and in 1835 first played Lady Macbeth, the ro...

(Encyclopedia) Hannoversch-Münden münˈdən [key], town, Lower Saxony, central Germany, where the Fulda and Werra ...

(Encyclopedia) Stillwater. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,822), seat of Washington co., E Minn., on the St. Croix River; inc. 1854. Boats, metal products, signs, computer supplies, molding and tools, and electronic goods are ...

(Encyclopedia) Trogir trōˈgēr [key], Ger. Trau, town (2011 pop. 13,192), S Croatia, partly on the Adriatic island of Čiovo and partly on the mainland, separated by a channel. A small port, it is also a seaside r...

(Encyclopedia) Bernard, Sir Francis bûrˈnərd [key], 1712–79, British colonial governor. He was educated at Oxford and was called to the bar in 1737. As colonial governor of New Jersey (1758–60), he did much t...

(Encyclopedia) Schwabach shväˈbäkh [key], city (1994 pop. 37,307), Bavaria, S Germany. Manufactures include wire, needles, chemicals, and processed foods. Schwabach was chartered in the late 14th cent. It passed ...

(Encyclopedia) Gouda gouˈdə, go͞oˈ–, Du. gouˈdä [key], city, South Holland prov., W Netherla...

(Encyclopedia) Grasse, town, Alpes-Maritime dept., SE France. Probably founded in Roman times, Grasse was a commercial center during the Middle Ages. Destroyed many ti...

(Encyclopedia) Philadelphia, city (2020 pop. 1,603,797), coextensive with Philadelphia co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River c.100 mi (160 km) upstream at the influx of t...