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(Encyclopedia) Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce tran...

(Encyclopedia) Bendigo bĕnˈdĭgō [key], city, Victoria, SE Australia, since 1994 amalgamated with neighbo...

(Encyclopedia) Estremoz ĕshtrəmôshˈ [key], town, Évora dist., S central Portugal, in Alto Alentejo. It ...

(Encyclopedia) Dwight, John, fl. 1671–98, English potter, reputed founder of the Chelsea porcelain factory. The registration in 1671 of his patent for the “Mistery of transparent earthenware …” is the firs...

(Encyclopedia) Huy üēˈ [key], Du. Hoie, commune, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River; founded in ...

(Encyclopedia) toby jug tōˈbē [key], small pottery pitcher or mug modeled in the form of a jolly, stout man wearing a cocked hat, a corner of which serves as pourer. The jug is also called fillpot, both names tak...

(Encyclopedia) Cáceres käˈthārās [key], city, capital of Cáceres prov., W central Spain, in Extremadur...

(Encyclopedia) Hódmezővásárhely hôdˈmĕzöväˌshärhā [key], city (1991 est. pop. 51,180), SE Hungary, near the Tisza River. An agricultural center, it also produces machinery, textiles, and pottery. The cit...

(Encyclopedia) Kaga käˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 69,196), Ishikawa prefecture, W Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market, hot spring resort, and industrial center with electrical machinery, textile, and potte...

(Encyclopedia) Komaki kōmäˈkē [key], city (1990 pop. 124,441), Aichi prefecture, Honshu, Japan, on the Nobi Plain. A suburb of Nagoya, it has industries that produce pottery, rubber, machines, and fibers. ...