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Pelly
(Encyclopedia) Pelly, river, c.330 mi (530 km) long, rising W of the Mackenzie Mts., S central Yukon, Canada, and flowing generally northwest to join the Yukon River at Fort Selkirk. The Pelly…Pembroke Pines
(Encyclopedia) Pembroke Pines, city (1990 pop. 65,452), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb between Miami and Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961. A significant retirement community, the suburb grew…Jeffersonville
(Encyclopedia) Jeffersonville, city (1990 pop. 21,841), seat of Clark co., S Ind., at the falls of the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky. (with which it is connected by two bridges); inc. 1817.…Douglas, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Sir James, 1803–77, Canadian fur trader and colonial governor, b. British Guiana (now Guyana). As a young man, he went to Canada in the service of the North West Company; soon…Bishkek
(Encyclopedia) BishkekBishkekbĭshˈkĕk [key], formerly FrunzeFrunzefr&oomacr;nˈzĕ [key], city (1993 est. pop. 640,700), capital of Kyrgyzstan, on the Chu River and on a branch of the Turkistan-…Semey
(Encyclopedia) SemeySemeysĕmˈā [key] or SemipalatinskSemeysyĭmēˌpəläˈtyĭnsk [key], city (1993 est. pop. 342,000), capital of Semey region, NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River and the Turkistan-Siberia…William Forte WILLETT, Jr., Congress, NY (1869-1938)
WILLETT William Forte, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 27, 1869; attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from the law department of…Copperas Cove
(Encyclopedia) Copperas Cove Copperas Cove kŏpˈərəs [key], town (2020 pop. 36,670), Coryell co., central Tex. In a…Plantation
(Encyclopedia) Plantation, city (1990 pop. 66,692), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1953. The city has grown rapidly along with the development of S Florida. Major…Augusta, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Augusta Augusta ôgŭsˈtə, əgŭsˈ– [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 199,614), seat of Richmond co., E Ga.; inc. 1798. At the head of navigation on the Savannah River…Trending
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