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Taberah

(Encyclopedia)Taberah tăbˈērə [key], in the Bible, camp in the wanderings, in the SE Sinai peninsula. ...

Brockville

(Encyclopedia)Brockville, city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is in a rich dairy region. The city's manufactures include telecommunications equipment...

Brooklyn Center

(Encyclopedia)Brooklyn Center, city (2020 pop. 33,782), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a residential suburb of Minneapolis; inc. 1911. It has light industry and has been mar...

Nebaioth

(Encyclopedia)Nebaioth nēbāˈyŏth [key], in the Bible, Arab tribe living probably SE of Palestine, sometimes identified with the Nabataeans. ...

New Berlin

(Encyclopedia)New Berlin, city (1990 pop. 33,592), Waukesha co., SE Wis., a residential suburb of Milwaukee; founded 1840, inc. 1959. Rubber and plastic products, as well as computer, medical, electrical, electroni...

loblolly pine

(Encyclopedia)loblolly pine, common name for the pine species Pinus taeda, found in the SE United States. ...

Lansdale

(Encyclopedia)Lansdale, borough (1990 pop. 16,362), Montgomery co., SE Pa.; inc. 1872. It is a farm-processing and industrial center. Manufactures include food products, building materials, apparel, and plumbing eq...

Madison Heights

(Encyclopedia)Madison Heights, city (1990 pop. 32,196), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1955. With the decline of the regional auto industry, the city has become a technology center for companies f...

Saint Francis, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Saint Francis, city (1990 pop. 9,245), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a residential suburb of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan; inc. 1951. There is meat processing and the manufacture of plastic and metal products...

Saint Louis Park

(Encyclopedia)Saint Louis Park, city (1990 pop. 43,787), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; settled 1854, inc. 1886. There is printing and publishing, machining, food processing, and the manufacture o...