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(Encyclopedia) Sandwich, town (1991 pop. 4,184), Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. It is a resort and market center with some light industries. One of the Cinque Ports in the 11th cent., Sandwich flourished in t...

(Encyclopedia) Lismore lĭzˈmôr [key], city (2016 pop. 43,135), New South Wales, E Australia, on the North Arm of the Richmond River. An important industrial city, Lismore is a leading producer of butter. Its port...

(Encyclopedia) Colima, city, capital of Colima state, SW Mexico. It is a marketing and processing center for the surrounding agricultural region. The city was founded ...

(Encyclopedia) Anan änˈän [key], city, Tokushima prefecture, E Shikoku, Japan, on the Kii Channel. The city was created in 1958 by the merger of Tomioka and Tachibana. An agricultural...

(Encyclopedia) Manzanillo mänsänēˈyō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 98,000), Granma prov., SE Cuba, a port on the Guacanayabo Gulf of the Caribbean Sea. A leading city on Cuba's southern coast, Manzanillo is a com...

(Encyclopedia) Córdoba kôrˈdōvä [key], city, Veracruz state, E central Mexico. It is the commercial and ...

(Encyclopedia) Armenia ärmāˈnyä [key], city, W central Colombia. It is located in a fertile agricultural region; coffee, silk, and sugarcane are produced. Armenia is an industrial an...

(Encyclopedia) Constantine kŏnˈstəntēn [key], ancient Cirta, city, capital of Constantine dept., NE Alge...

(Encyclopedia) Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. The city has been the met...

(Encyclopedia) Adelaide, city (2020 pop. 26,177, Greater Adelaide 2020 pop. 1,376,601,), capital and chief port of South Australia, S Australia, at the mouth of the Torrens River on Gulf St. Vincent. It ...