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Texas Tech University

(Encyclopedia) Texas Tech University, at Lubbock; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1923, opened 1925. There are numerous research institutes for engineering, business and industry,…

Narashino

(Encyclopedia) NarashinoNarashinonärəshēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 151,471), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a newly developed suburb of Tokyo and has a large metals…

Fujiyoshida

(Encyclopedia) Fujiyoshida Fujiyoshida f&oomacr;jēˈyōshēdä [key], city, Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu,…

Fukaya

(Encyclopedia) Fukaya Fukaya f&oomacr;käˈyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an…

Frederikshavn

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

Foxborough

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

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…

Mirny

(Encyclopedia) MirnyMirnymērˈnē [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-…

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.…

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…