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1 Asheville
Город на западе центральной части штата Северная Каролина, на плато близ Голубого хребта [ Blue Ridge] и Грейт-Смоки-Маунтинс [ Great Smoky Mountains], на маршруте Блуриджской парковой автострады [ Blue Ridge Parkway]. 68,8 тыс. жителей (2000), с пригородами - 225,9 тыс. человек. Административный центр [ county seat] графства Банком [Buncombe County]. Курорт, известный умеренным климатом в течение всего года, центр туризма (рыболовство, пеший туризм). Торговый центр западных горных районов штата; транспортный узел. Табачная промышленность, производство электрооборудования, деревообработка, текстильная (одежда, постельное белье), целлюлозно-бумажная промышленность. Филиал Северокаролинского университета [ North Carolina, University of], Западнокаролинский университет [Western Carolina University], христианский колледж Монтрит [Montreat College], колледж Уоррена Уилсона [Warren Wilson College], колледж Марс Хилл [Mars Hill College] и др. Основан в 1794, статус города с 1797. Назван в честь губернатора штата С. Эша [Ashe, Samuel]. Среди достопримечательностей - усадьба Вандербильтов [Vanderbilt family; Vanderbilt, Cornelius] "Билтмор" [Biltmore (Estate)], дом-музей Т. Вульфа [ Wolfe, Thomas (Clayton)] (место рождения писателя), кладбище Риверсайд [Riverside Cemetery], на котором похоронены Вульф и О. Генри [O. Henry]; в пригороде усадьба известного телепроповедника Б. Грэма [ Graham, Billy (William Franklin)], Национальный парк "Грейт-Смоки Маунтинс" [ Great Smoky Mountains National Park], гора Митчелл [ Mitchell, Mount], Национальный лесной заказник Писга [Pisgah National Forest] -
2 WCU
1) Военный термин: weapons control unit2) Религия: Wisconsin Christians United3) Грубое выражение: Whores Club United4) Университет: West Chester University, Western Carolina University, Whipps Cross University5) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: (water cooling unit) установка охлаждения воды6) Нефть и газ: World Conservation Union, wet catalysis unit7) Правительство: Workers' Compensation University8) Профсоюзы: Washington's Credit Union, Workers' Credit Union -
3 WCUA
1) Спорт: West Coast Umpire Association2) Радио: FM-97.5, Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C.3) Университет: Western Carolina University in Asheville -
4 WCUH
1) Медицина: Whipps Cross University Hospital2) Ботаника: Western Carolina University Herbarium -
5 WCUC
1) Университет: Western Carolina University Center2) Профсоюзы: World Council of Ukrainian Cooperatives -
6 WNAA
1) Математика: Workshop on Numerical Analysis and Its Applications2) Радио: FM-90.1, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina3) Океанография: Western North Atlantic Area
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