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(Encyclopedia) Springdale, city (1990 pop. 29,941), Benton and Washington counties, NW Ark.; inc. 1878. It is a poultry-processing center, and there is vegetable canning, printing, and the…Rantoul
(Encyclopedia) RantoulRantoulrănt&oomacr;lˈ [key], village (1990 pop. 17,212), Champaign co., E Ill., in a rich blackland farm area that yields corn and soybeans; inc. 1868. The Octave Chanute…fracture
(Encyclopedia) fracture, breaking of a bone. A simple fracture is one in which there is no contact of the broken bone with the outer air, i.e., the overlying tissues are intact. In a comminuted…Cape Canaveral
(Encyclopedia) Cape CanaveralCape Canaveralkənăvˈərəl [key], low, sandy promontory extending E into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island, E Fla., separated from Merritt Island by the Banana River…Harris, Sir Arthur Travers
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Sir Arthur Travers, 1892–1984, British marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF). In World War I, he served for a time in German West Africa before transferring to the Royal Flying…Chambéry
(Encyclopedia) Chambéry Chambéry shäNbārēˈ [key], town, capital of Savoie dept., E France, in the Alpine trough. It…Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of, 1902–42, fourth son of George V of Great Britain. He traveled extensively as “salesman of the empire.” A member of the Royal Air Force…Kaneohe
(Encyclopedia) KaneoheKaneohekäˈnāōhā [key], uninc. city (1990 pop. 35,448), Honolulu co., Hawaii, on the east coast of Oahu, on Kaneohe Bay. Once the site of a pineapple plantation and cannery, it…Yuba City
(Encyclopedia) Yuba CityYuba Cityy&oomacr;ˈbə [key], town (1990 pop. 27,437), seat of Sutter co., N central Calif., on the Feather River; founded 1849 during the gold rush; inc. 1908. It is a…Caribou, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Caribou Caribou kârˈĭb&oomacr; [key], town (2020 pop. 7,396), Aroostook co., NE Maine, on the…Trending
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