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Roy

(Encyclopedia) Roy, city (1990 pop. 24,603), Weber co., N Utah, near Great Salt Lake; settled by Mormons 1877, inc. 1937. Computer equipment is manufactured, and many residents work at nearby Hill…

Palatine, hill, Rome

(Encyclopedia) Palatine, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome.

Luhith

(Encyclopedia) LuhithLuhithl&oomacr;ˈhĭth [key], in the Bible, unidentified path in Moab, leading to a sanctuary on a hill.

Minot, Laurence

(Encyclopedia) Minot, Laurence, fl. 1333–52, English poet. He was the author of fervently patriotic war poems about Halidon Hill, the siege of Calais, and other battles. Probably a Yorkshireman, he…

Clearfield

(Encyclopedia) Clearfield, city (2020 pop. 31,364), Davis co., N Utah; inc. 1922. Hill Air Force Base, to the northeast, is the state's largest…

Ophel

(Encyclopedia) OphelOphelōˈfəl [key], hill in ancient Jerusalem. In the Bible, it was the dwelling place of Nethinim.

Jeshimon

(Encyclopedia) JeshimonJeshimonjĕshˈĭmŏn [key], in the Bible, desert, the Wilderness of Judah, between the hill country and the Dead Sea.

Moriah, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple.

Zior

(Encyclopedia) ZiorZiorzīˈôr [key], in the Bible, hill town, S ancient Palestine, the modern Siir, the West Bank, NE of Hebron.

Meghalaya

(Encyclopedia) MeghalayaMeghalayamāˌgəlāˈyə [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 2,306,069), c.8,700 sq mi (22,530 sq km), NE India, bordered on the south by Bangladesh. The capital is Shillong.…