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Alhambra, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Alhambra ălhămˈbrə [key], city (2020 pop. 82,868), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb E of Los Angeles; inc. 1903. It has iron and aluminum foundries and manufactures...Deerfield, towns, United States
(Encyclopedia)Deerfield. 1 Village (2020 pop. 18,456), Cook and Lake counties, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1903. The huge Sara Lee Bakery, which ...Deerfield, river, United States
(Encyclopedia)Deerfield, river, 70 mi (113 km) long, rising in S Vt. and flowing S into NW Mass., then SE to the Connecticut River at Greenfield, Mass. The river has extensive hydroelectric facilities but is also a...Delaware, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Delaware dĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). It is bordered by Maryland (W, S), and th...Delaware, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Delaware dĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], city (2020 pop. 41,302), seat of Delaware co., central Ohio, on the ...Delaware, river, United States
(Encyclopedia)Delaware dĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], river, c.280 mi (450 km) long, rising in the Catskill Mts., SE N.Y., in east and west branches, which meet at Hancock. It flows SE along the New York–Pennsylvan...Darien, town, United States
(Encyclopedia)Darien dârˈēĕnˌ [key], residential town (2020 pop. 21,499), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on ...Dartmouth, town, United States
(Encyclopedia)Dartmouth, residential and resort town (2020 pop. 33,783), Bristol co., SE Mass., on Buzzards Bay, in a dairy region; settled c.1650, inc. 1664. Farming...Cypress, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Cypress sīˈprəs [key], city (2020 pop. 50,151), Orange co., S Calif. near Long Beach; inc. ...Duarte, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Duarte dwärˈtē, dəwärˈ– [key], city (2020 pop. 21,727), Los Angeles co., S Ca...Browse by Subject
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