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Hyde Park, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hyde Park, town (2020 pop. 21,021), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled c.1740. It is famous as the site of the Roosevelt estate, where ...

Zanoah

(Encyclopedia)Zanoah zənōˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, SW ancient Palestine, W of Bethlehem. 2 Town, ancient Palestine, near Hebron. In First Chronicles, Jekuthiel is called the father (or founder) of Janoah....

Socoh

(Encyclopedia)Socoh sōˈkō [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, SW ancient Palestine, SW of Bethlehem. It is also spelled Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho, Socho, and Sochoh. 2 Town, in the hill country of Judah, SW of Hebron. 3 T...

Thebez

(Encyclopedia)Thebez thēˈbēz [key], in the Bible, fortified town where Abimelech was killed, NE of Shechem. It is the modern Tubas (West Bank). ...

French West Africa

(Encyclopedia)French West Africa, former federation of eight French overseas territories. The constituent territories were Dahomey (now Benin), French Guinea (now Guinea), French Sudan (now Mali), Côte d'Ivoire, M...

Michmas

(Encyclopedia)Michmas –măsh [key], town, c.8 mi (12.9 km) NE of Jerusalem. It is identified with modern Mukhmas (West Bank). In the Bible, it was a bivouac of Jonathan in his Philistine wars. ...

West Palm Beach

(Encyclopedia)West Palm Beach, city (1990 pop. 67,643), seat of Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on Lake Worth (a lagoon) opposite Palm Beach, with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1894. It has commercial fishing and...

Beth-zur

(Encyclopedia)Beth-zur bĕth-zûrˈ [key], town, ancient Palestine, N of Hebron, on the Jerusalem road. It is the modern Khirbat Tubaygah, the West Bank. Excavations (1924, 1931, 1957) have revealed settlements fro...

West Highland white terrier

(Encyclopedia)West Highland white terrier, breed of sturdy, compact terrier developed in Scotland in the early 19th cent. It stands about 11 in. (27.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 13 to 20 lb (5.9–9.1...

German South-West Africa

(Encyclopedia)German South-West Africa: see Namibia. ...