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Syracuse University
(Encyclopedia) Syracuse University, main campus at Syracuse, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1871. Syracuse is noted for its research programs in government and industry; facilities…Arlon
(Encyclopedia) Arlon Arlon ärlôNˈ [key], Du. Aarlen, town, capital of Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, near the border with Luxembourg. Livestock and agricultural products are…La Mirada
(Encyclopedia) La MiradaLa Miradalä mĭräˈdə [key], city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for “the view,” referring to the panoramic view of…Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Eugene, city (2020 pop. 176,654), seat of Lane co., W Oregon, on the Willamette River; inc. 1862. A processing and shipping center in a…Douglas, city, Isle of Man
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, city, capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the…High Wycombe
(Encyclopedia) High Wycombe High Wycombe wĭkˈəm [key], city, Buckinghamshire, S England. The city is well known for…Ji'an
(Encyclopedia) Ji'an or KianKianboth: jēˈänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 163,800), central Jiangxi prov., China. It is a major commercial port on the Gan River and an important road hub and market…Nishinomiya
(Encyclopedia) NishinomiyaNishinomiyanēˌshēnōˈmēä [key], city (1990 pop. 426,909), Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It produces a famous sake. Its industry, located mostly along the…Nizhni Tagil
(Encyclopedia) Nizhni TagilNizhni Tagilnyēzhˈnyē təgēlˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 440,000), E European Russia, in the central Urals, on the Tagil River. A leading metallurgical and heavy industry center…Olinda
(Encyclopedia) OlindaOlinda&oobreve;lēnˈdə [key], city (1991 pop. 341,394), Pernambuco state, E Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in 1537, it was captured by the Dutch in the 1630s and…Trending
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