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(Encyclopedia) ChippawaChippawachĭpˈəwô [key], village, S Ont., Canada, just above Niagara Falls. It was first settled in 1794 and was the scene of an American victory (1814) in the War of 1812.Grossbeeren
(Encyclopedia) GrossbeerenGrossbeerengrōsbārˈən [key], village, Brandenburg, E Germany. There, in 1813, Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow, using the Prussian militia for the first time, defeated the French…Dinard
(Encyclopedia) Dinard Dinard dēnärˈ [key], town, Îlle-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, in Brittany, on an…Etam
(Encyclopedia) EtamEtamēˈtəm [key], in the Bible. 1 Village, S ancient Palestine. 2 Town of Judah, SW of Bethlehem. 3 Cleft rock, where Samson hid. These may be the same.Westbury
(Encyclopedia) Westbury, residential village (1990 pop. 13,060), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; settled 1650, inc. 1932. The State Univ. of New York's Old Westbury campus and Old Westbury…Chablis
(Encyclopedia) Chablis Chablis shäblēˈ [key], village, Yonne dept., central France, in Burgundy. It is famous for…Seaford
(Encyclopedia) Seaford, uninc. urban community (1990 pop. 15,597), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the southern shore of Long Island, on Great South Bay; settled 1643. It is a residential suburb of New York…Stiklestad
(Encyclopedia) StiklestadStiklestadstĭˈkləstäˌ [key], village, Nord-Trøndelag co., central Norway, on the Trondheimsfjord. In a battle there in 1030, Olaf II (St. Olaf) was slain in an attempt to…Maria Wörth
(Encyclopedia) Maria WörthMaria Wörthmärēˈä vört [key], village, Carinthia prov., S Austria. It is a popular resort on the south shore of the Wörther See, a small lake. It is also a place of…Clarens
(Encyclopedia) ClarensClarenskläräNˈ [key], village, Vaud canton, W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. A resort near Montreux, Clarens was once the residence of Lord Byron. The Clarens region is…Trending
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