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(Encyclopedia) Maryknoll, headquarters of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, near Ossining, N.Y. A Roman Catholic community of priests (the “Maryknoll Fathers”) are there especially…Lakeland
(Encyclopedia) Lakeland, resort city (1990 pop. 70,576), Polk co., central Fla., in the highland region; inc. 1885. It is an important processing and shipping center for a citrus-fruit and phosphate-…Épernay
(Encyclopedia) Épernay Épernay āpĕrnāˈ [key], town, Marne dept., NE France, on the Marne River. It is, next to…Falun
(Encyclopedia) Falun Falun fäˈlŭnˌ [key], city, capital of Kopparberg co., S central Sweden; chartered 1624…Blackbeard
(Encyclopedia) Blackbeard, d. 1718, English pirate. His name was probably Edward Teach, Thatch, or Thach. He probably began as a privateer in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), then turned…Aiea
(Encyclopedia) Aiea Aiea äˌēāˈä [key], city (2020 pop. 9,638), Honolulu co., Oahu, Hawaii, a residential suburb of Honolulu, on the eastern shore of Pearl Harbor. Once a…Truro , city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) TruroTrurotr&oobreve;rˈō [key], town (1991 pop. 11,683), central N.S., Canada, near the head of Cobequid Bay, an arm of the Bay of Fundy. It is a railroad and industrial center,…Tyler
(Encyclopedia) Tyler, city (1990 pop. 75,450), seat of Smith co., E Tex.; inc. 1850. In the heart of the rich East Texas oil field, Tyler has refineries and other oil-based industries. The…Wolfsburg
(Encyclopedia) WolfsburgWolfsburgvôlfsˈb&oobreve;rkh [key], city (1994 pop. 128,032), Lower Saxony, N central Germany, on the Midland Canal. A small village in 1937, Wolfsburg grew and prospered…Santa Monica
(Encyclopedia) Santa MonicaSanta Monicasănˈtə mŏnˈĭkə [key], city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has…Trending
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