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(Encyclopedia) Modesto mōdĕsˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,278), seat of Stanislaus co., central Calif., on the Tuolumne River, near the northern end of the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1884. The center of a farming...

(Encyclopedia) Cienfuegos syānfwāˈgōs [key], city, capital of Cienfuegos prov., central Cuba, a port on the ...

(Encyclopedia) curry [Malayalam], condiment much used in India and elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East, in combination with rice, meat, and a variety of other dishes. It is compounded of such spices as turmeric, f...

(Encyclopedia) Cuttack kətăkˈ [key], city, Odisha (Orissa) state, E central India at the head of the Maha...

(Encyclopedia) Hasa, Al äl häˈsä, hăˈsə [key], region, E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. Administrated as the Eastern Province, Hofuf is the chief town. Dates, wheat, and rice are produced. It was taken fr...

(Encyclopedia) Kumbakonam ko͝ombəkōˈnəm [key], city (1991 pop. 150,869), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the Kaveri River. Its district, in the richest part of the river delta, has one of the highest population ...

(Encyclopedia) Bida bēdäˈ [key], town, W central Nigeria. It is the trade center for a rice-growing regio...

(Encyclopedia) Sado säˈdō [key], island, 330 sq mi (855 sq km), in the Sea of Japan, off the west coast of N Honshu, Japan. Mt. Kimpoku (3,872 ft/1,180 m) is the highest point. The fertile central lowlands are an...

(Encyclopedia) Saga säˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 169,963), capital of Saga prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It is a railroad and coal-distribution center. Cotton textiles and ceramics are produced in the city. A cast...

(Encyclopedia) Ballia bŭlˈyə [key], town, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. Situated on a rich alluvi...