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Geneva, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Geneva, city (2020 pop. 12,812), Ontario co., W central N.Y., in the Finger Lakes region; inc. as a city 1897. Located in a farm area,…Garland
(Encyclopedia) Garland, city (2020 pop. 246,018), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. 1891. Since World War II, Garland has grown from an…Glasgow, University of
(Encyclopedia) Glasgow, University of, at Glasgow, Scotland; founded 1451. Its charter provided for studies in theology, canon and civil law, arts, and “any other lawful faculty.” Today it has…Hanford
(Encyclopedia) Hanford, city (2020 pop. 57,990), seat of Kings co., central Calif.; inc. 1891. It is an agricultural trade and processing center of the…Moosonee
(Encyclopedia) MoosoneeMoosoneem&oomacr;ˈsənē [key], village, NE Ont., Canada, on the Moose River near James Bay. It is the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland RR and Ontario's only…Beeroth
(Encyclopedia) BeerothBeerothbē-ēˈrŏth, bēˈĭ– [key], in the Bible. 1 City important as a road station, now Bira (West Bank). 2 Same as Bene-jaakan.Colorado State University
(Encyclopedia) Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a…Frith, William Powell
(Encyclopedia) Frith, William Powell, 1819–1909, English anecdotal and genre painter. His early paintings were illustrations, such as his Scene from a Sentimental Journey (Victoria and Albert Mus.).…Cypress, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Cypress Cypress sīˈprəs [key], city (2020 pop. 50,151), Orange co., S Calif. near Long Beach; inc…Alice Springs
(Encyclopedia) Alice Springs, town, Northern Territory, Australia. It lies in a pastoral area surrounded by desert near the center of the continent and is a stop on the Adelaide Darwin…Trending
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