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(Encyclopedia) Emmen ĕmˈən [key], city, Drenthe prov., NE Netherlands. Manufactures include textiles and ...

(Encyclopedia) José Tomás (José Tomás Román Martín), 1975–, Spanish matador. Though he first entered the bullring in Spain, he became a full-fledged matador in Mexico City after having gone there to gain exp...

(Encyclopedia) Chetumal chāto͞oˈmäl [key], city, capital of Quintana Roo State, E. Mexico. Chetumal is a major ...

(Encyclopedia) Münster münˈstər [key], city (1994 pop. 267,367), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port and industrial center on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Its manufactures include heavy machinery and textiles...

(Encyclopedia) Hoya hōˈyä [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Shakoji River. I...

(Encyclopedia) Brest –lĭtôfskˈ [key], Pol. Brześć nad Bugiem, city, capital of Brest region, W Belaru...

(Encyclopedia) Granada gränäˈᵺä [key], city, W Nicaragua, on Lake Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's third l...

(Encyclopedia) Antwerp, Du. Antwerpen, Fr. Anvers, city (2020 pop. 1,042,000), capital of Antwerp prov., N Belgium, on the Scheldt River. It is one of the busiest ports in Europe; a commercial, in...

(Encyclopedia) Freeport, city, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. A popular resort area, it developed out of a 1955 agreement between the Bahamian colonial government and a...

(Encyclopedia) Melbourne, city (2016 pop. 47,285, Greater Melbourne 2016 pop. 4,485,211), capital of Victoria, SE Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River. Melbourne, Australia's second largest...