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Deerfield Beach

(Encyclopedia)Deerfield Beach, town (2020 pop. 86,859), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1925. The development of high-technology industry and commer...

Cliffside Park

(Encyclopedia)Cliffside Park, borough (2020 pop. 25,693), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Palisades above the Hudson River, opposite New York City; inc. 1895. A residenti...

Foxborough

(Encyclopedia)Foxborough or Foxboro, town (2020 pop. 6,296), Norfolk co., SE Mass.; settled 1704, inc. 1778. During the Revolutionary War cann...

Frederikshavn

(Encyclopedia)Frederikshavn frĭᵺˈrĭks-houn [key], city, Nordjylland co., N Denmark, a port on the Kattegat; chartered ...

Gloucester City

(Encyclopedia)Gloucester City, city (2020 pop. 11,484), Camden co., SW N.J., on the Delaware River, a suburb adjoining Camden and opposite Philadelphia; site of Fort ...

Fujiyoshida

(Encyclopedia)Fujiyoshida fo͞ojēˈyōshēdä [key], city, Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Katsura ...

Fukaya

(Encyclopedia)Fukaya fo͞okäˈyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an indus...

Fitchburg

(Encyclopedia)Fitchburg, industrial city (2020 pop. 41,946), seat of Worcester co., N Mass., on the north branch of the Nashua River; settled c.1730, inc. as a city 1...

Mirny

(Encyclopedia)Mirny mērˈnē [key], town, NE Siberian Russia, in Sakha Republic. Founded in 1956, when diamonds were discovered, Mirny grew rapidly and is now the center of the Russian diamond-mining industry. ...

New Providence, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown there commercial...