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Altona

a city of Schleswig-Holstein, on the right bank of the Elbe river. Its boundary joins Hamburg on the east and it practically forms one city with Ham- burg. It is an important trade center and has many important industrial works, including cotton and woolen mills, it practically forms one city with Hamarg. It is an important trade center and has many important industrial works, including cotton and woolen mills, iron foundries, glass works, breweries, etc. Pop. about 200,000. ALTOONA, a city in Blair co., Pa.; 17,528; (1920) 24,682. burg. etc. Pop. about 200,000.

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