(Encyclopedia) LindauLindaulĭnˈdou [key], town (1994 pop. 24,560), Bavaria, S Germany, on an island in Lake Constance (Ger. Bodensee). Connected by bridges with the mainland, it is a picturesque…
(Encyclopedia) Lindbergh, Charles AugustusLindbergh, Charles Augustuslĭnˈbûrg, lĭndˈ– [key], 1859–1924, American Congressman (1907–17), b. Sweden; father of American aviator Charles Augustus…
(Encyclopedia) Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator who made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, b. Detroit; son of Charles A. Lindbergh (1859–1924). He left the Univ. of…
(Encyclopedia) Lindemann, Frederick Alexander (Viscount Cherwell)Lindemann, Frederick Alexanderlĭnˈdəmən, chärˈwĕl [key], 1886–1957, British physicist and government official. He studied with W. H.…
(Encyclopedia) Linden, city (1990 pop. 36,701), Union co., NE N.J., in the New York metropolitan area; inc. 1925. During the first half of the 20th cent., Linden changed from an agricultural district…
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Linden, Tilia americana
linden, common name for the Tiliaceae, a family of chiefly woody shrubs and trees. Most genera are tropical, but the genus Tilia, commonly called linden…
(Encyclopedia) arrackarrackârˈək [key], strong spirits distilled chiefly in Asia from fermented fruits, grains, or sugarcane. In the 19th cent., Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) became quite noted for palm…
(Encyclopedia) LindenhurstLindenhurstlĭnˈdənhûrstˌ [key], village (1990 pop. 26,879), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on S Long Island; inc. 1923. Primarily residential, it manufactures goods such as paper,…
(Encyclopedia) LindenwoldLindenwoldlĭnˈdənwōldˌ [key], borough (1990 pop. 18,734), Camden co., SW N.J.; settled 1742, inc. 1929. Among its products are plastics, nails, machinery, and processed foods.
(Encyclopedia) LindesnesLindesneslĭnˈdəsnĕs [key] or the NazeNazenāz [key], cape, in Vest-Agder co., southernmost point of the Norwegian mainland, projecting into the North Sea at the entrance to the…
