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Koganei

(Encyclopedia) KoganeiKoganeikōgäˈnā [key], city (1990 pop. 105,899), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of Tokyo, Koganei is home to the Tokyo Univ. of Liberal Arts.

Johnston

(Encyclopedia) Johnston, town (1990 pop. 26,542), Providence co., N central R.I., a suburb of Providence; inc. 1759. Among its manufactures are jewelry, textiles, and fabricated metals. Johnston is…

Uniondale

(Encyclopedia) Uniondale, uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 20,328), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. Downtown suburban growth since the 1970s has included construction of the Nassau Coliseum,…

Pele, Hawaiian goddess

(Encyclopedia) PelePelepāˈlā [key], Hawaiian goddess of the volcano. Her traditional home is Halemaumau, the fiery pit crater within the Kilauea caldera on the island of Hawaii.

Foxborough

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

Maon

(Encyclopedia) MaonMaonmāˈŏn [key], in the Bible, town in the hills of Judah, c.10 mi (16 km) S of Hebron. It was Nabal's home. The Maonites were apparently a Canaanite tribe of S Palestine.

Lake Success

(Encyclopedia) Lake Success, village (1990 est. pop. 2,500), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on NW Long Island; settled c.1730, inc. 1926. A residential suburb of New York City, Lake Success also has corporate…

Warrensville Heights

(Encyclopedia) Warrensville Heights, city (1990 pop. 15,745), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1927. Although chiefly residential, it has plants that manufacture machinery,…