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Syracuse, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) SyracuseSyracusesĭrˈəky&oomacr;s, sĕrˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 163,860), seat of Onondaga co., central N.Y., on Onondaga Lake and the Erie Canal; settled c.1788, inc. as a city…

Lincoln sheep

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln sheep, very large-bodied, white-faced, hornless breed having coarse wool, developed in England. It has made considerable contributions to the American sheep industry in the…

Ichinomiya

(Encyclopedia) Ichinomiya Ichinomiya ēchĭnōˈmēyä [key], city, Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an…

Siglufjörður

(Encyclopedia) SiglufjörðurSiglufjörðursĭkˈləfyörˌᵺər [key], town (1993 pop. 1,781), N Iceland, on the Greenland Sea. It is known as the capital of Iceland's herring industry.

Carson

(Encyclopedia) Carson, city (2020 pop. 95,558), Los Angeles co., S Calif., an industrial and residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1968. Oil refining…

North Carolina

North Carolina State Information Capital: Raleigh  Official Name: North Carolina Organized as a territory/republic: March 24, 1663 Entered Union (rank): November 21, 1789  Present constitution…

East Cleveland

(Encyclopedia) East Cleveland, city (2020 pop. 13,792), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1911. Mostly residential, it has some…

Staines

(Encyclopedia) Staines, city (1991 pop. 12,886), Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River. On the edge of Greater London, Staines is residential. There is some industry, such as the manufacture of…

Narashino

(Encyclopedia) NarashinoNarashinonärəshēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 151,471), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a newly developed suburb of Tokyo and has a large metals…

Itabuna

(Encyclopedia) Itabuna Itabuna ētəb&oomacr;ˈnə [key], city, Bahia state, E Brazil, on the Itabuna River. A…