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Dinajpur

(Encyclopedia) Dinajpur Dinajpur dĭnäjˈp&oobreve;r [key], city, N Bangladesh, on the Punarbhaba River. It is an…

Newcastle-under-Lyme

(Encyclopedia) Newcastle-under-Lyme, city (1991 pop. 73,208) and district, Staffordshire, W central England, on the Lyme River. Construction materials, apparel, computers, electric motors, and…

East Riding of Yorkshire

(Encyclopedia) East Riding of Yorkshire, district and unitary authority, NE England. The district extends from the Yorkshire Wolds (N) to the River…

court system in the United States

(Encyclopedia) court system in the United States, judicial branches of the federal and state governments charged with the application and interpretation of the law. The U.S. court system is divided…

Armagh, district, Northern Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Armagh Armagh ärmäˈ [key], district, 258 sq mi (668 sq km), S Northern Ireland. Armagh rises from boggy, fertile lowlands in the north to barren hills in the…

Smithfield, district, London, England

(Encyclopedia) Smithfield, district of the City of London, England. Beginning in the 12th cent., it was used for fairs, markets, jousts, and executions. During the reign of Queen Mary I (1553–58),…

Berwick-upon-Tweed

(Encyclopedia) Berwick-upon-TweedBerwick-upon-Tweedbĕrˈĭk [key], former district, Northumberland, NE England, at the mouth of the Tweed River. The district included the Holy Islands and the Farne…

Fens, the

(Encyclopedia) Fens, the, district, E England, a flat lowland, W and S of The Wash. Extending c.70 mi (110 km) from north to south and c.35 mi (60 km) from east to west, it is traversed by numerous…