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Hurst

(Encyclopedia) Hurst, city (2020 pop. 40,413), Tarrant co., N Tex., a suburb of Fort Worth; inc. 1952. Helicopters, aviation parts, draperies, and…

Assen

(Encyclopedia) Assen Assen äsˈən [key], city, capital of Drenthe prov., NE Netherlands. It is an industrial, administrative, and agricultural center. The city's principal…

Uniondale

(Encyclopedia) Uniondale, uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 20,328), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. Downtown suburban growth since the 1970s has included construction of the Nassau Coliseum,…

Riverview

(Encyclopedia) Riverview, city (1990 pop. 13,894), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River, a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1959. Plumbing fixtures, industrial chemicals, and steel wheels are among the…

Rialto

(Encyclopedia) Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and…

Birkenhead

(Encyclopedia) Birkenhead, city and port, Wirral metropolitan borough, W central England, at the mouth of the Mersey River; connected with Liverpool by…

herbaceous plant

(Encyclopedia) herbaceous plantherbaceous planthûrbāˈshəs [key], plant whose stem is soft and green and shows little growth of wood. The term is used to distinguish such plants from woody plants.…

Ageo

(Encyclopedia) Ageo Ageo äˈgāō [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It was an agricultural center, producing raw silk and sake, until the growth of the…

Bethlehem, town, South Africa

(Encyclopedia) Bethlehem, town, Free State prov., E central South Africa, part and seat of Dihlabeng local municipality. It is situated in a farming and livestock area and has industries producing…

Bitterroot, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Bitterroot, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in SW Mont. and flowing north to join the Clark Fork River near Missoula. A Roman Catholic mission was established on the river in…