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(Encyclopedia)Somerville. 1 City (1990 pop. 76,210), Middlesex co., E Mass., a residential and industrial suburb of Boston, on the Mystic River; settled 1630, set off from Charlestown 1842, inc. as a city 1871. The...Esquiline
(Encyclopedia)Esquiline, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome. ...Roy
(Encyclopedia)Roy, city (1990 pop. 24,603), Weber co., N Utah, near Great Salt Lake; settled by Mormons 1877, inc. 1937. Computer equipment is manufactured, and many residents work at nearby Hill Air Force Base. ...Palatine, hill, Rome
(Encyclopedia)Palatine, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome. ...Luhith
(Encyclopedia)Luhith lo͞oˈhĭth [key], in the Bible, unidentified path in Moab, leading to a sanctuary on a hill. ...Minot, Laurence
(Encyclopedia)Minot, Laurence, fl. 1333–52, English poet. He was the author of fervently patriotic war poems about Halidon Hill, the siege of Calais, and other battles. Probably a Yorkshireman, he may have been a...Clearfield
(Encyclopedia)Clearfield, city (2020 pop. 31,364), Davis co., N Utah; inc. 1922. Hill Air Force Base, to the northeast, is the state's largest employer. Clearfield is...Ophel
(Encyclopedia)Ophel ōˈfəl [key], hill in ancient Jerusalem. In the Bible, it was the dwelling place of Nethinim. ...Jeshimon
(Encyclopedia)Jeshimon jĕshˈĭmŏn [key], in the Bible, desert, the Wilderness of Judah, between the hill country and the Dead Sea. ...Moriah, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple. ...Browse by Subject
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