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(Encyclopedia) Queens, borough of New York City (1990 pop. 1,951,598), land area c.109 sq mi (293 sq km), on the western portion of Long Island, SE N.Y., coextensive with Queens co.; settled by the…half-timber house
(Encyclopedia) half-timber house, type of construction of the Middle Ages in N Europe, used chiefly for dwellings. Some French examples date from the 12th cent., and by the 13th cent. the building…Kreuger, Ivar
(Encyclopedia) Kreuger, IvarKreuger, Ivarēˈvär kr&oomacr;ˈgər [key], 1880–1932, Swedish financier. After studying engineering in Stockholm and engaging in construction enterprises in the United…Crestwood
(Encyclopedia) Crestwood, city (2020 pop. 11,808), St. Louis co., E central Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. as a city 1949. Located in a truck-farming…Hoya, city, Japan
(Encyclopedia) Hoya Hoya hōˈyä [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Shakoji…Higashiosaka
(Encyclopedia) Higashiosaka Higashiosaka hēgäˈshēōsäˈkä [key], city, Osaka prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the…Itami
(Encyclopedia) Itami Itami ētäˈmē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Muko River and…Chelmsford, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford Chelmsford chĕmzˈfərd, chĕlmzˈ– [key], town (2020 pop. 36,392), Middlesex co., NE Mass.; inc…Dumont
(Encyclopedia) Dumont Dumont d&oomacr;ˈmŏnt [key], borough (2020 pop. 17,324), Bergen co., NE N.J.; settled 1677…Arcadia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Arcadia, city (2020 pop. 56,681), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1903. Manufactures include…Trending
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