Waterloo, town, Belgium
Waterloo (vä`tərlō), commune (1991 pop. 27,860), Walloon Brabant prov., central Belgium, near Brussels. The battle of Waterloo (see Waterloo campaign Waterloo campaign, last action of the Napoleonic Wars, ending with the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon I, who escaped from Elba in Feb., 1815, and entered Paris on Mar. 20, soon faced a European coalition...... Click the link for more information. ) was fought just south of there on June 18, 1815. The battle is commemorated by a large monument (built 1823–27).
Waterloo, cities, Canada
Waterloo (wôtərl
`). 1 City (1991 pop. 71,181), SE Ont., Canada. It adjoins Kitchener Kitchener, city (1991 pop. 168,282), Regional Municipality of Waterloo, S Ont., Canada, in the Grand River valley. Settled largely by Mennonites from Pennsylvania in 1806, it was known as Berlin until 1916, when it was renamed in memory of Lord Kitchener.
..... Click the link for more information. . Several large insurance companies have their main offices there. Its industries include distilleries and plants making furniture, farm machinery, and metal products. The district was settled (1800–1805) by Mennonites from Pennsylvania. The Univ. of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier Univ. are there.
2 Town (1991 pop. 3,964), S Que., Canada, SE of Montreal. It is the center of a farming region known for its mushrooms. Manufactures include plastics, wire goods, and baby carriages.
Waterloo, city, United States
Waterloo, city (1990 pop. 66,467), seat of Black Hawk co., NE Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. 1868. Originally a center for sawmills and flour mills, Waterloo is a trade and industrial center in a farm and livestock area. The city's chief industries are meatpacking and the manufacture of farm machinery, plastics, and heating and air-conditioning equipment. Waterloo has an institute of technology. The National Dairy Cattle Congress is held there each September. A 10-acre (4-hectare) replica of the island where the protagonist of Daniel Defoe Defoe or De Foe, Daniel (dĭfō`), 1660?–1731, English writer, b...... Click the link for more information. 's Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked has been built in the Cedar River at Waterloo.
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