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North Korea

(Encyclopedia)North Korea: see under Korea.

Palmerston North

(Encyclopedia)Palmerston North, city (1996 pop. 73,095), S North Island, New Zealand. It is a transportation and farm-marketing center with diverse industries. The city's agricultural college, founded in 1926, beca...

North Merrick

(Encyclopedia)North Merrick, uninc. village (1990 pop. 12,113), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. It is chiefly residential.

North Miami

(Encyclopedia)North Miami, city (1990 pop. 49,998), Dade co., SE Fla., a growing suburb of Miami, on Biscayne Bay; inc. 1926. It is mainly residential, but has considerable retail development. Manufactures include ...

North Minch

(Encyclopedia)North Minch, strait: see Minch, Scotland. ...

North Olmsted

(Encyclopedia)North Olmsted ŏmˈstĕd [key], city (1990 pop. 34,204), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. as a city 1951. It is mainly residential; the chief industry produces printed materials. The...

North Plainfield

(Encyclopedia)North Plainfield, residential borough (1990 pop. 18,820), Somerset co., NE N.J.; settled 1736, inc. 1885. A Revolutionary War cemetery is there. ...

North Pole

(Encyclopedia)North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, by convention at lat. 90°N. Because the earth's rotational axis wobbles slightly over time, the location where the northern end of the axis intersects th...

North Providence

(Encyclopedia)North Providence, town (1990 pop. 32,090), Providence co., NE R.I.; set off from Providence and inc. 1765. Once a large textile town, it is now mainly a residential suburb. A major portion of Rhode Is...

North Reading

(Encyclopedia)North Reading rĕdˈĭng [key], residential town (1990 pop. 12,002), Middlesex co., NE Mass., on the Ipswich River; settled 1651, set off from Reading and inc. 1853. Athletic footwear is manufactured ...
 

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