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(Encyclopedia) West Des MoinesWest Des Moinesdə moinˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Hybrid…West Florida Controversy
(Encyclopedia) West Florida Controversy, conflict between Spain and the United States concerning possession of Florida. By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Britain received Florida from Spain, and from…West Indies Federation
(Encyclopedia) West Indies Federation, former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Barbados were the principal members, but the…West Irian Jaya
(Encyclopedia) West Irian Jaya: see Papua, Indonesia.West New Guinea
(Encyclopedia) West New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia.West New York
(Encyclopedia) West New York, town (1990 pop. 38,125), Hudson co., NE N.J., atop the Palisades across the Hudson River from New York City; settled 1790, inc. 1898. It is a residential town with some…West Nile virus
(Encyclopedia) West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of…West Palm Beach
(Encyclopedia) West Palm Beach, city (1990 pop. 67,643), seat of Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on Lake Worth (a lagoon) opposite Palm Beach, with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1894. It has…West Quoddy Head
(Encyclopedia) West Quoddy Head, promontory extending into the Atlantic Ocean, SE Maine, SE of Lubec; the easternmost point in the continental United States. A lighthouse is there.West Roman Empire
(Encyclopedia) West Roman Empire: see Roman Empire under Rome.Trending
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