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Foxborough
(Encyclopedia)Foxborough or Foxboro, town (2020 pop. 6,296), Norfolk co., SE Mass.; settled 1704, inc. 1778. During the Revolutionary War cann...Hunter Valley
(Encyclopedia)Hunter Valley, region of New South Wales, SE Australia. The Hunter River and its tributaries occupy this valley S of the Mt. Royal Range. The land in the upper valley is used for livestock grazing, da...Helmond
(Encyclopedia)Helmond hĕlˈmônt [key], city, North Brabant prov., SE Netherlands, on the Aa River. Manufa...Hódmezővásárhely
(Encyclopedia)Hódmezővásárhely hôdˈmĕzöväˌshärhā [key], city (1991 est. pop. 51,180), SE Hungary, near the Tisza River. An agricultural center, it also produces machinery, textiles, and pottery. The cit...Fridley
(Encyclopedia)Fridley, city (2020 pop. 29,590), Anoka co., SE Minn., a suburb north of Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River; settled 1847, inc. as a city 1957. A dis...Gripsholm
(Encyclopedia)Gripsholm grĭps-hôlmˈ [key], castle, SE Sweden, near Stockholm, on Malaren Lake. Now an art museum, it was begun in the 1380s and was reconstructed by Gustavus I in the 16th cent. ...Gerar
(Encyclopedia)Gerar gēˈrär [key], in the Bible, city-state of Canaan, SE of Gaza. Abraham and Isaac sojourned there. Its identification is controversial; the most likely site is Tel Haror. ...Miramar
(Encyclopedia)Miramar mĭrˈəmärˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 40,663), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1955. It is a residential community in the rapidly growing I-75 corridor between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. ...Menominee, river, United States
(Encyclopedia)Menominee, river, 118 mi (190 km) long, formed by the union of the Brule and the Michigamme rivers above Iron Mountain, W Upper Peninsula, N Mich., and flowing SE into Green Bay at Menominee. It passe...Nain
(Encyclopedia)Nain nāˈĭn [key], village of Galilee, ancient Palestine, SE of Nazareth. It is the modern Nein, Israel. The Gospel of St. Luke reports that here Jesus raised a widow's son from the dead. ...Browse by Subject
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