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(Encyclopedia) Lee's Summit, city (1990 pop. 46,418), Jackson co., W Mo., in the Kansas City metropolitan area; inc. 1868. The city is an important trucking center and manufactures communications equipment, applianc...

(Encyclopedia) Lynnwood, city (1990 pop. 28,695), Snohomish co., W central Wash., a residential and industrial suburb of Seattle; inc. 1959. Aerospace parts, communications and electrical equipment, electronic compo...

(Encyclopedia) Karcag kŏrˈtsŏg [key], city (1991 est. pop. 23,650), E Hungary. A road and rail junction, Karcag is an important communications point. ...

(Encyclopedia) Downey, city (2020 pop. 114,355), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb between Los Angeles and Long Beach; inc. 1957. Its many...

(Encyclopedia) Sarnoff, David, 1891–1971, American pioneer in radio and television, b. Russia. Emigrating to the United States in 1900, he worked for the Marconi Wireless Company, winning recognition as the narrat...

(Encyclopedia) Higashimatsuyama hēgäˈshēmätso͞oyäˈmä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a subu...

(Encyclopedia)  CE5 Nevada nəvădˈə, –vä– [key], far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N). In the 20th cent. the ...

(Encyclopedia) censorship, official prohibition or restriction of any type of expression believed to threaten the political, social, or moral order. It may be imposed by governmental authority, local or national, by...

(Encyclopedia) housing, in general, living accommodations available for the inhabitants of a community. Throughout the 19th cent., with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, housing as a problem worsened as urban...

(Encyclopedia) Chitose chētōˈsā [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, central Hokkaido, Japan, on the Chitose ...