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(Encyclopedia)Jefferson, uninc. city (1990 pop. 25,782), Fairfax co., N Va. It is a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.British East Africa
(Encyclopedia)British East Africa, inclusive historical term for several former British dependencies, especially Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar. ...Phrynichus, fl. 430 b.c., Athenian comic poet
(Encyclopedia)Phrynichus, fl. 430 b.c., Athenian comic poet. Fragments of his works, of the Old Comedy, survive.Castle Shannon
(Encyclopedia)Castle Shannon, residential borough (2020 pop. 8,249), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a suburb S of Pittsburgh; inc. 1919. ...Nelson, town, England
(Encyclopedia)Nelson, town (1991 pop. 30,449), Lancashire, N England. It has cotton and rayon factories and electrical engineering works.Lennox
(Encyclopedia)Lennox, uninc. city (1990 pop. 22,757), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles.Lyndhurst
(Encyclopedia)Lyndhurst, city (1990 pop. 15,982), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio; inc. 1917. It is a residential suburb of Cleveland.Saint Matthews
(Encyclopedia)Saint Matthews, city (1990 pop. 15,800), Jefferson co., N Ky., E suburb of Louisville; inc. 1950. It is residential.River Edge
(Encyclopedia)River Edge, residential borough (1990 pop. 10,603), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1894.Browse by Subject
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