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  1. City in W Yorkshire, England, on the river
  2. Aire; population (1984) 712,200. Industries
  3. include engineering, printing, chemicals,
  4. glass, and woollens. Notable buildings
  5. include the Town Hall designed by Cuthbert
  6. Brodrick, Leeds University 1904, the Art
  7. Gallery 1844, Temple Newsam (birthplace of
  8. Henry Darnley in 1545, now a museum), and the
  9. Cistercian Abbey of Kirkstall 1147. It is a
  10. centre of communications where road, rail,
  11. and canal (to Liverpool and Goole) meet.
  12. Opera North is based here, and the Leeds
  13. International Pianoforte Competition is held
  14. here every three years.
  15.