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(Encyclopedia) NejdNejdnĕjd [key] or NajdNajdnäjd [key], region, central Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, the country's capital and major city, is located there. The Nejd is a vast plateau from 2,500 to 5,000…Niagara Falls, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Niagara Falls, city (1990 pop. 61,840), Niagara co., W N.Y., at the great falls of the Niagara River opposite Niagara Falls, Ont.; inc. 1892. Tourism is one of its oldest industries,…Richland
(Encyclopedia) Richland, city (1990 pop. 32,315), Benton co., S Wash., at the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers, in an irrigated farm and vineyard region; inc. 1958. It is the headquarters…Umbria
(Encyclopedia) UmbriaUmbria&oomacr;mˈbrēä [key], region (1991 pop. 811,831), 3,265 sq mi (8,456 sq km), central Italy. Perugia is the capital of the landlocked region, which is divided into the…Gilbert
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, city (2020 pop. 267,918), Maricopa co. S central Ariz., suburb of Phoenix, located S of Mesa and E of Chandler; inc. 1920.…Maryknoll
(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…Christadelphians
(Encyclopedia) ChristadelphiansChristadelphianskrĭsˌtədĕlˈfēənz [key] [Gr.,=brothers of Christ], small religious denomination founded in the United States in 1848 by John Thomas. Its members live by…Chartreuse, Grande
(Encyclopedia) Chartreuse, GrandeChartreuse, GrandegräNd shärtrözˈ [key], mountainous massif, Isère dept., SE France, in the Dauphiné Alps; Chamechaude Peak (6,847 ft/2,087 m) is the highest point.…Denton
(Encyclopedia) Denton, city (2020 pop. 139,869), seat of Denton co., N Tex.; inc. 1866. The city lies in an agricultural and industrial region, but the…Dibrugarh
(Encyclopedia) Dibrugarh Dibrugarh dĭbˈr&oobreve;gər [key], city, Assam state, NE India, at the confluence of the…Trending
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