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(Encyclopedia) Philadelphia, city (2020 pop.
1,603,797), coextensive with Philadelphia co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River
c.100 mi (160 km) upstream at the influx of t...
(Encyclopedia) Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. Manufactures include aircraft and aircraft parts, aerospace vehicle parts, sport...
(Encyclopedia) zoning, legislative regulations by which a municipal government seeks to control the use of buildings and land within the municipality. It has become, in the United States, a widespread method of cont...
(Encyclopedia) Sierra Nevada sēĕrˈə nəväˈdə [key], mountain range, c.400 mi (640 km) long and from c.40 to 80 mi (60–130 km) wide, mostly in E Calif. It rises to 14,495 ft (4,418 m) in Mt. Whitney, the hig...
(Encyclopedia) American architecture, the architecture produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States.
Wright, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest architects of the 20th cent., ...
(Encyclopedia) Yarmouth yärˈməth [key], city (1991 pop. 7,781), SW N.S., Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a port, with exports of lumber, fish, berries, and Irish moss. Manufactures include wood products, iro...
(Encyclopedia) Communist party, in the United States, political party that espoused the Marxist-Leninist principles of communism.
In 1945, Browder's policy was attacked as being one of the “right deviationism,�...
(Encyclopedia) pharmacopoeia or pharmocopeia färˌməkəpēˈə [key], authoritative publication designating the properties, action, use, dosage, and standards of strength and purity of drugs. It is compiled under ...
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Hawaii həwīˈē, häväˈē [key], 50th state of the United States, comprising a group of eight major islands and numerous islets in the central Pacific Ocean, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) SW of San...
(Encyclopedia) Veterans Affairs, United States Department of, federal executive department established to operate programs to benefit veterans and their families. The department was established in 1989; its predeces...