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East Lothian

(Encyclopedia)East Lothian lōˈᵺēən [key], council area (1993 est. pop. 85,640), 262 sq mi (677 sq km), and former county, SE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of East Lothian became...

East Lyme

(Encyclopedia)East Lyme līm [key], town (1990 est. pop. 14,000), New London co., SE Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled c.1660, inc. 1839. The town has diversified light industry. Its many colonial buildings incl...

East Malaysia

(Encyclopedia)East Malaysia: see Malaysia.

East Massapequa

(Encyclopedia)East Massapequa măsəpēkˈwə [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 17,622), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the south ...

East Meadow

(Encyclopedia)East Meadow, uninc. residential and commercial city (2020 pop. 37,796), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on W Long Island. ...

East Moline

(Encyclopedia)East Moline mōlēnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 20,393), Rock Island co., NW Ill., a suburb of M...

East Northport

(Encyclopedia)East Northport, uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 20,190), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island. ...

East Orange

(Encyclopedia)East Orange, city (2020 pop. 69,612), Essex co., NE N.J.; settled 1678, separated from Orange and inc. 1863. A residential city adjacent to Newark, it a...

East Pakistan

(Encyclopedia)East Pakistan: see Bangladesh; Pakistan. ...

East Peoria

(Encyclopedia)East Peoria, city (2020 pop. 22,484), Tazewell co., N central Ill., on the Illinois River opposite Peoria; inc. 1919. A rail and warehousing center for ...