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(Encyclopedia) West Irian and West Irian Jaya: see Papua, Indonesia. ...

(Encyclopedia) Youngstown State University, at Youngstown, Ohio; coeducational; est. 1908 as a department of the Youngstown Association School sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Association. In 1921 the school b...

(Encyclopedia) West Mifflin, borough (1990 pop. 23,644), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a suburb SE of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, and asphalt are produced in W...

(Encyclopedia) West Paterson pătˈərsən [key], borough (1990 pop. 10,982), Passaic co., NE N.J., a suburb of Paterson; inc. 1914. Electric, electronic, and photographic products are made in the borough. ...

(Encyclopedia) West Sussex, county (1991 pop. 692,800), 768 sq mi (1,990 sq km), S England. Chichester is the county seat. Administratively, the county is divided into the districts of Chichester, Arun, Worthing, Ad...

(Encyclopedia) Montserrat mŏntsərătˈ [key], British dependency and island (2015 est. pop. 5,000), 38 sq mi (98 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands. It is a rugged, scenic island of volcanic origin. C...

(Encyclopedia) West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Primarily residential, the city has light manufacturing, including power transforme...

(Encyclopedia) West Point, U.S. military post, since 1802 seat of the United States Military Academy. On the high west bank of the Hudson River N of New York City, West Point was the site of Revolutionary forts guar...

(Encyclopedia) New York, University of the State of, chartered 1784. It consists of all secondary and higher educational institutions incorporated in the state and other institutions, organizations, and agencies for...

(Encyclopedia) West Memphis mĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 28,259), Crittenden co., NE Ark., next to the Mississippi River (there bridged to Memphis, Tenn.); founded c.1910 as Bragg's Spur, inc. as a city under i...