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  1. Industrial town in North Rhine-Westphalia,
  2. West Germany, 32 km/20 mi E of Dusseldorf;
  3. population (1993) 374,000. Industries include
  4. textiles, plastics, brewing, and electronics.
  5. It was formed 1929 (named 1931) by uniting
  6. Elberfield (13th century) and Barmen (11th
  7. century).
  8.