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Parkville

(Encyclopedia)Parkville, uninc. city (1990 pop. 31,617, including Carney), Baltimore co., N Md., a chiefly residential suburb of Baltimore.

Fleet Street

(Encyclopedia)Fleet Street, street in the City of London, England. It was formerly the center of English journalism.

Fountains Abbey

(Encyclopedia)Fountains Abbey, ruined Cistercian abbey, West Riding of Yorkshire, N England, near Ripon. It was founded in 1132.

Jefferson

(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.