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Cheyenne, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Cheyenne, city (2020 pop. 65,132), alt. 6,062 ft (1,848 m), state capital and seat of Laramie co., SE Wyo., near the Colo. and Nebr. lines; inc. 1868. I...

Chicago, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Chicago shĭkäˈgō, shĭkôˈgō [key], city (2020 pop. 2,746,388), seat of Cook co...

Clearwater, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Clearwater, residential and resort city (2020 pop. 117,292), seat of Pinellas co., W central Fla., on the Pinellas peninsula, between Clearwater Bay and...

Essex, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Essex. <1> Town (2020 pop. 6,733), Middlesex co., SE Conn., in the Connecticut River Valley. Three villages are incorporated into the town: the ...

Euclid, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Euclid, city (2020 pop. 49,692), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb adjoining Cleveland, on Lake Erie; settled 1798, inc. 1848. Named for the famous Greek ...

Eunice, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Eunice yo͞oˈnĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 9,422), St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc. 1895...

Emmaus, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Emmaus, borough (2020 pop. 11,652), Lehigh co., E Pa., a suburb adjoining Allentown; inc. 1859. It is chiefly residential, with some light manufacturing...

Elgin, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Elgin ĕlˈjĭn [key]. <1> City (2020 pop. 114,797), Cook and Kane counties, NE Ill., o...

Elizabeth, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Elizabeth, city (2020 pop. 137,298), seat of Union co., NE N.J., on Newark Bay; inc. 1855. It is a shipping and transportation hub, with some of the wor...

(Encyclopedia)Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. A rail, fishing, and industrial center, it is a leading southern port ...