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Monrovia, city, Liberia

(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...

Bergen, city, Norway

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

Amsterdam, city, Netherlands

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

Síros, city, Greece

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

Togliatti , city, Russia

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

Mari, city, Turkmenistan

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

Andong, city, China

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

Vyatka, city, Russia

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

Sheffield, city, England

(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 ...

Minden, city, Germany

(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...