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Fridley
(Encyclopedia) Fridley, city (2020 pop. 29,590), Anoka co., SE Minn., a suburb north of Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River; settled 1847, inc. as a…Brünig Pass
(Encyclopedia) Brünig PassBrünig Passbrüˈnĭkh [key], 3,396 ft (1,035 m) high, ancient route between the Forest Cantons and the Bernese Alps, central Switzerland. It is crossed by a highway and a…diner
(Encyclopedia) diner, restaurant resembling the railroad dining car. In the mid-19th cent., the first dining cars that appeared on trains were nothing more than an empty car with a fastened-down…Baker, George Fisher
(Encyclopedia) Baker, George Fisher, 1840–1931, American financier and philanthropist, b. Troy, N.Y. Baker was one of the founders of the First National Bank of New York in 1863 and became (1877) its…Shenyang
(Encyclopedia) ShenyangShenyangshŭn-yäng [key], formerly MukdenShenyangm&oomacr;kˈdŭn [key], city (1994 est. pop. 3,762,000), capital of Liaoning prov., NE China, on the Hun River. It is China's…Neijiang
(Encyclopedia) Neijiang or NeikiangNeikiangboth: nāˈjyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 295,700), central Sichuan prov., China, on the Tuo River. It is a port and railroad center with sugar-refining…Nampula
(Encyclopedia) NampulaNampulanămp&oomacr;ˈlə [key], city (1997 pop. 303,346), NE Mozambique. It is an agricultural trade center, located on the railroad connecting the seaports of Lumbo and…Daejeon
(Encyclopedia) Daejeon or Taejon Daejeon dīˈjônˈ [key], city, capital of South Chungcheong (Chungchong) prov., central…Cheonan
(Encyclopedia) Cheonan or Chonan Cheonan chônˈänˈ [key], city, South Chungcheong prov., W South Korea. It is a…Herne Bay
(Encyclopedia) Herne Bay Herne Bay hûrn [key], town, Kent, SE England. It is a resort with 7 mi (11 km) of coast…Trending
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