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Arlington Heights
(Encyclopedia) Arlington Heights, village, Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment…Covadonga
(Encyclopedia) CovadongaCovadongakōˈväᵺōnˈgä [key], village, Oviedo prov., N Spain, in Asturias. A battle fought nearby sometime between 718 and 725 was the first victory of the Christians over the…Grand-Pré
(Encyclopedia) Grand-PréGrand-Prégrăn-prā, Fr. gräN-prā [key] [Fr.,=large field], village, W central N.S., Canada, on an arm of the Bay of Fundy. The area is famous for having been an early…Scone
(Encyclopedia) SconeSconesk&oomacr;n [key], village, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. Old Scone, west of the modern village of New Scone, was the repository of the Coronation Stone (see under…Pushkin
(Encyclopedia) PushkinPushkinp&oobreve;shˈkĭn, Rus. p&oomacr;shˈkĭn [key], city (1989 pop. 95,000), NW European Russia, a residential and resort suburb of St. Petersburg. It produces road-…Dounreay
(Encyclopedia) DounreayDounreayd&oomacr;nˈrā, d&oomacr;nrāˈ [key], village, Highland, N Scotland. Several nuclear breeder reactors are located nearby.Mogok
(Encyclopedia) MogokMogokmōˈgôkˌ [key], village, N central Myanmar, on the Shan Plateau. It is the centuries-old center of the Myanmarese ruby trade.Johannisberg
(Encyclopedia) JohannisbergJohannisbergyōhäˈnĭsbĕrkh [key], village, Hesse, central Germany, near the Rhine River. A health resort, it is also noted for its magnificent wine.Queenston
(Encyclopedia) Queenston, village, S Ont., Canada, just N of Niagara Falls. There the British defeated American invaders in the battle of Queenston Heights (Oct. 13, 1812) in the War of 1812. The…Dunkeld
(Encyclopedia) DunkeldDunkelddŭnˌkĕldˈ [key], village, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. It was a center of Celtic Christianity and the seat of the early Scottish kings.Trending
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