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(Encyclopedia) NederlandNederlandnēˈdərlənd [key], city (1990 pop. 16,192), Jefferson co., SE Tex.; founded by Dutch settlers as a rice-farming community in 1897, inc. 1940. Primarily a residential…panama-hat palm
(Encyclopedia) panama-hat palm, perennial herb (Carludovica palmata) growing wild from Central America south to Bolivia. Despite its frondlike leaves it is not a true palm. The leaves are used to…Pag
(Encyclopedia) PagPagpäg [key], Ital. Pago, island (101 sq mi/262 sq km), in the Adriatic, off the Dalmatian coast, Croatia. Noted for its fine embroidery and lace, it also has vineyards, a fishing…Piedras Negras, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Piedras Negras, city (1990 pop. 96,178), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. Founded in 1849, the city grew as an international shipping point.…Chippewa, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) ChippewaChippewachĭpˈəwôˌ, –wäˌ [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in several forks in the lake region of N Wis. and flowing SW to the Mississippi, which it enters at the…Corning
(Encyclopedia) Corning, city (2020 pop. 10,551), Steuben co., S N.Y., on the Chemung River, in a dairy and vineyard region; settled 1788, inc. as a…Dessie
(Encyclopedia) Dessie,&sp;Dessye, or Dese Dessie, all: dĕsˈyā [key], town, capital of…Flores, island, Azores
(Encyclopedia) Flores Flores flôˈrĭz, Port. flôˈrəsh [key], island , 58 sq mi (150 sq…Enfield, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Enfield, town (2020 pop. 42,141), Hartford co., N Conn., on the Connecticut River at the Mass. line; settled c.1680. The town has varied…Hallein
(Encyclopedia) Hallein Hallein hälˈīn [key], town, in Salzburg prov., W Austria, on the Salzach River, near the…Trending
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