Uphams Corner — is a section of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The intersection of Dudley Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester s main buisness districts. [… … Wikipedia
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Main Street Programs in the United States — Over the past several decades a national movement of Main Street Programs has emerged. These may be statewide or regional coordinating programs or local programs. Programs determined to be Designated follow best practices established by the… … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
History of Swindon — Swindon is a town in Wiltshire in the South West of England. People have lived in the town since the Bronze Age and the town s location, being approximately halfway between Bristol and London, made it an ideal location for the Locomotive… … Wikipedia
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japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
