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De Witt

(Encyclopedia)De Witt, uninc. town (2020 pop. 26,074), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse.

Clisson, Olivier de

(Encyclopedia)Clisson, Olivier de ōlēvyāˈ də klēsôNˈ [key], 1336–1407, French soldier, b. Brittany. He fought on the English side in the War of the Breton Succession but entered the French service as comp...

Dada

(Encyclopedia)Dada däˈdäĭzəm [key], international nihilistic movement among European artists and writers that lasted from 1916 to 1922. Born of the widespread disillusionment engendered by World War I, it orig...

Woodridge

(Encyclopedia)Woodridge, village (1990 pop. 26,256), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1959. It is a growing residential community W of Chicago, in a wooded and farm area. ...

Mi'kmaq

(Encyclopedia)Mi'kmaq or Micmac, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They inhabit Nova Scotia, Cape Br...

Edwardsville

(Encyclopedia)Edwardsville, city (2020 pop. 26,808), seat of Madison co., SW Ill.; inc. 1819. It is mainly residential, with many citizens commuting to St. Louis. A c...

Wellesley

(Encyclopedia)Wellesley, town (1990 pop. 26,615), Norfolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb SW of Boston; settled 1660, inc. 1881. Its many educational institutions include several private preparatory schools, Bab...

Oak Forest

(Encyclopedia)Oak Forest, village (1990 pop. 26,203), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1947. Oak Forest lies in a grain and livestock area. Industries include the manufacture of chemicals an...

Grandview

(Encyclopedia)Grandview, city (2020 pop. 26,209), Jackson co., W Mo., S of Kansas City; inc. 1912. Hardware, chemicals, transportation equipment, apparel, steel, proc...

Homewood

(Encyclopedia)Homewood. 1 City (2020 pop. 26,414), Jefferson co., N central Ala., a residential suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1921. 2 Village (2020 ...