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Mineola

Mineola (mĭnēōˈlə) [key], village (1990 pop. 18,994), seat of Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a suburb of New York City; inc. 1906. Chiefly residential, it is a commercial center, with some light industry.

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