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Dounreay

(Encyclopedia)Dounreay do͞onˈrā, do͞onrāˈ [key], village, Highland, N Scotland. Several nuclear breeder reactors are located nearby. ...

Homewood

(Encyclopedia)Homewood. 1 City (2020 pop. 26,414), Jefferson co., N central Ala., a residential suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1921. 2 Village (2020 ...

Hazelwood

(Encyclopedia)Hazelwood, city (2020 pop. 25,458), St. Louis co., E. Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. as a village 1949, city charter approved 1969. Manufactures inclu...

North Saint Paul

(Encyclopedia)North Saint Paul, village (1990 pop. 12,376), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, in a lake resort region; inc. 1888. Electronic equipment, concrete products, furniture, roofing materials, arr...

Kenmore

(Encyclopedia)Kenmore, village (1990 pop. 17,180), Erie co., NW N.Y., a suburb adjacent to Buffalo; inc. 1899. It is chiefly residential. ...

Greendale

(Encyclopedia)Greendale, village (2020 pop. 14,854), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee; inc. 1938. Metal products are manufactured. Greendale is one of th...

Glen Ellyn

(Encyclopedia)Glen Ellyn, village (2020 pop. 28,846), Du Page co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Points of interest include Stacy Tavern, a 19t...

Johannisberg

(Encyclopedia)Johannisberg yōhäˈnĭsbĕrkh [key], village, Hesse, central Germany, near the Rhine River. A health resort, it is also noted for its magnificent wine. ...

Mogok

(Encyclopedia)Mogok mōˈgôkˌ [key], village, N central Myanmar, on the Shan Plateau. It is the centuries-old center of the Myanmarese ruby trade. ...

Queenston

(Encyclopedia)Queenston, village, S Ont., Canada, just N of Niagara Falls. There the British defeated American invaders in the battle of Queenston Heights (Oct. 13, 1812) in the War of 1812. The British commanding ...

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