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(Encyclopedia) Monrovia mənrōˈvēə [key], city (1986 est. pop. 465,000), capital of the Republic of Liberia, NW Liberia, a port on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the St. Paul River. Monrovia is Liberia's lar...

(Encyclopedia) Bergen bĕrˈgən [key], city, capital of Hordaland co., SW Norway, situated on inlets of the...

(Encyclopedia) Amsterdam ămˈstərdămˌ, Dutch ämstərdämˈ [key], city (2021 pop. 1,157,519), constitutional capital and largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nort...

(Encyclopedia) Mari, city, Turkmenistan: see Mary. ...

(Encyclopedia) Síros, city, Greece: see Ermoupolis. ...

(Encyclopedia) Vyatka, city, Russia: see Kirov.

(Encyclopedia) Togliatti, city, Russia: see Tolyatti. ...

(Encyclopedia) Andong, city, China: see Dandong. ...

(Encyclopedia) Minden mĭnˈdən [key], city (1994 pop. 80,423), North Rhine–Westphalia, NW Germany, a port on the Weser River and the Midland Canal. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures incl...

(Encyclopedia) Sheffield, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 470,685), N England, at the confluence of the Don River and four tributaries. Sheffield was one of the leading industrial cities of England. It has ...