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Mountain Ash, town, Wales
(Encyclopedia) Mountain Ash, Welsh Aberpennar, town (1981 pop. 26,231), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales. A former mining community, it depended upon the great coal mines nearby, which were developed in…Anjo
(Encyclopedia) Anjo Anjo änjōˈ [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. Once a model farm community producing rice, wheat, poultry, and cattle, Anjo is now…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…Basildon
(Encyclopedia) Basildon Basildon băˈzəldən [key], city and district, Essex, E England. The southern portion is…Pembroke Pines
(Encyclopedia) Pembroke Pines, city (1990 pop. 65,452), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb between Miami and Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961. A significant retirement community, the suburb grew…Wilton Manors
(Encyclopedia) Wilton Manors, city (1990 pop. 11,840), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1947. It is a residential and resort community in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. An electronic research firm is…Caughnawaga
(Encyclopedia) CaughnawagaCaughnawagakäˈnəwäˌgə [key], community and Native American reserve, S Que., Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River opposite Lachine. It was founded (1676) as a refuge for…Boys Town
(Encyclopedia) Boys Town, village, Douglas co., E Nebr.; inc. 1936. The noted community was founded in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886–1948) for homeless or abandoned boys. The village is…Castile–La Mancha
(Encyclopedia) Castile–La Mancha Castile–La Mancha kăstēlˈ–lä mänˈchə [key],…International Grenfell Association
(Encyclopedia) International Grenfell Association, organization established in 1912 to aid the efforts of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), an English physician and missionary to the people…Trending
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