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(Encyclopedia) Reichenbach ĭm fôktˈlänt [key], city (1994 pop. 23,734), Saxony, E central Germany, at the foot of the Erzgebirge; chartered in the late 13th cent. Manufactures of this industrial city include tex...

(Encyclopedia) León, city (1995 pop. 125,117), W Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's second largest city and the rail and commercial center between Corinto and Managua. It was founded in 1524 on Lake Managua by Francisco ...

(Encyclopedia) Dnipro dənyĭpˌrōpĕtrôfskˈ [key], Rus. Dnepropetrovsk, city, capital of Dnipropetrovsk ...

(Encyclopedia) Naples, Ital. Napoli, city (1991 pop. 1,067,365), capital of Campania and of Naples prov., S central Italy, on the Bay of Naples, an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a major seaport, with shipyards, a...

(Encyclopedia) Bursa bo͝orsäˈ [key], city, capital of Bursa prov., NW Turkey. The market center of a rich...

(Encyclopedia) Halle, city, Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, on the Saale River. It is an industrial center and a major transportation hub. Manufactures include chemica...

(Encyclopedia) Liège, Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, city (1991 pop. 194,596), capital of Liège prov., E Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers, near the Dutch and German borders. Greater Liège inclu...

(Encyclopedia) Birmingham bûrˈmĭngəm [key], city and metropolitan borough (2021 city pop. 2,606,374; met...

(Encyclopedia) Monclova mŏnclōvə [key], city (1990 pop. 177,792), central Coahuila state, Mexico. Situated on the northern end of the Sierra Madre Oriental, it is a regional commercial and industrial center. Monc...

(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Córdoba, Francisco fränthēsˈkō fārnänˈdāth dā kōrˈdōbä [key], d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Sailing from Cuba on a slave hunt, he discovered Yucatán in 1517. He di...