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(Encyclopedia) TrogirTrogirtrōˈgēr [key], Ger. Trau, town (2011 pop. 13,192), S Croatia, partly on the Adriatic island of Čiovo and partly on the mainland, separated by a channel. A small port, it is…Grasse
(Encyclopedia) Grasse, town, Alpes-Maritime dept., SE France. Probably founded in Roman times, Grasse was a commercial center during the Middle Ages.…Vardø
(Encyclopedia) VardøVardøvärˈdö [key], town (1995 pop. 3,016), Finnmark co., extreme NE Norway, on the island of Vardøya in the Arctic Ocean, near the entrance to the Varangerfjord. It is an ice-free…Bellinzona
(Encyclopedia) Bellinzona Bellinzona bĕl-lēntsōˈnä [key], town, capital of Ticino canton, S Switzerland, on the Ticino…Cesis
(Encyclopedia) Cesis Cesis tsāˈsēs, –zēz [key], Ger. Wenden, town, central Latvia, on the Gauja…Mont-de-Marsan
(Encyclopedia) Mont-de-MarsanMont-de-MarsanmôN-də-märsäNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 31,864), capital of Landes dept., SW France. It is a commercial center where important fairs are held. The town's…Atascadero
(Encyclopedia) Atascadero Atascadero ətăskədârˈō [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 29,773), San Luis Obispo co., SW Calif., on the Salinas River; founded 1913 as a model…New Canaan
(Encyclopedia) New CanaanNew Canaankāˈnən [key], town (1990 pop. 17,864), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1700, inc. 1801. It is mainly a residential town and suburb of nearby New York City.…Nagykőrös
(Encyclopedia) NagykőrösNagykőrösnŏˈdyəköˈrösh [key], town (1991 est. pop. 26,947), central Hungary. It is the center of a grain and fruit-growing region and has an old Reformed church, a college,…Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer
(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer, known as the “hero of Kittanning,” b. Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. He laid out the town of Carlisle, Pa. In 1756 he led the expedition that…Trending
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