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(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…Port Republic
(Encyclopedia) Port Republic, village, NW Va., on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. During the Civil War, on June 8–9, 1862, the last battle of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson's successful…Vimeiro
(Encyclopedia) VimeiroVimeirovēmāˈrō [key], village, Lisboa dist., W central Portugal, in Estremadura. It was the scene of a battle (1808) of the Peninsular War, in which Wellington defeated Junot,…Turner Valley
(Encyclopedia) Turner Valley, village (1991 pop. 1,352), SW Alta., Canada, at the foot of the Rocky Mts., on the Sheep River, SW of Calgary. It is in the center of the Turner Valley oil and natural…Winchelsea
(Encyclopedia) WinchelseaWinchelseawĭnˈchəlsē [key], village, East Sussex, SE England. Winchelsea was an important member of the Cinque Ports.Steenkerque
(Encyclopedia) SteenkerqueSteenkerquestānkĕrkˈ [key], Du. Steenkerke, village, Hainaut prov., S Belgium, near Mons. There, in 1692, the French under Marshal François Henri de Luxembourg defeated…Monasterboice
(Encyclopedia) MonasterboiceMonasterboicemŏnˌəstərboisˈ [key], village, Co. Louth, E Republic of Ireland. It is one of the oldest monastic sites in Ireland, established near the end of the 5th cent.…Lindenhurst
(Encyclopedia) LindenhurstLindenhurstlĭnˈdənhûrstˌ [key], village (1990 pop. 26,879), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on S Long Island; inc. 1923. Primarily residential, it manufactures goods such as paper,…Chevy Chase
(Encyclopedia) Chevy Chase Chevy Chase chĕvˈē [key], town (2020 pop. 10,176), Montgomery co., W central Md., a…Bani Hasan
(Encyclopedia) Bani HasanBani Hasanbäˈnē häsänˈ [key], village, E central Egypt, on the Nile near Al Minya. There are 39 tombs, carved out of solid rock in the XII dynasty of ancient Egypt. The name…Trending
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