Waterloo

Waterloo
Waterloo battle took place June 18, 1815, at village near Brussels; extended sense of "a final, crushing defeat" is first attested 1816 in letter of Lord Byron. The second element in the place name is from Flemish loo "sacred wood."

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  • Waterloo — ist der Name folgender Örtlichkeiten: Waterloo (Belgien), eine Gemeinde nahe Brüssel, bekannt durch die Schlacht bei Waterloo eines Ortsteil der brandenburgischen Gemeinde Karstädt (Prignitz) eines Ortsteil der lippischen Gemeinde Kalletal… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Waterloo — Waterloo, WI U.S. city in Wisconsin Population (2000): 3259 Housing Units (2000): 1293 Land area (2000): 3.907351 sq. miles (10.119993 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.024214 sq. miles (0.062715 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.931565 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Waterloo — puede referirse a: Contenido 1 Geografía 2 Historia 3 Música 4 Películas 5 Empresas …   Wikipedia Español

  • Waterloo [1] — Waterloo, 1) Dorf in der belg. Provinz Brabant, Arrond. Nivelles, 15,5 km südlich von Brüssel, am südlichen Rande des Soigner Waldes, an der Staatsbahnlinie Brüssel Luttre und der Nebenbahn W. Mont Saint Jean, mit einer runden Kirche, zahlreichen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Waterloo, AL — U.S. town in Alabama Population (2000): 208 Housing Units (2000): 145 Land area (2000): 0.761656 sq. miles (1.972681 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.047093 sq. miles (0.121971 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.808749 sq. miles (2.094652 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Waterloo, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 68747 Housing Units (2000): 29499 Land area (2000): 60.735369 sq. miles (157.303878 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.280963 sq. miles (3.317678 sq. km) Total area (2000): 62.016332 sq. miles (160.621556 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Waterloo, IL — U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 7614 Housing Units (2000): 3015 Land area (2000): 5.566509 sq. miles (14.417192 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.050945 sq. miles (0.131947 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.617454 sq. miles (14.549139 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Waterloo, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 2200 Housing Units (2000): 898 Land area (2000): 1.500021 sq. miles (3.885036 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.500021 sq. miles (3.885036 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Waterloo, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 459 Housing Units (2000): 190 Land area (2000): 0.355063 sq. miles (0.919609 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.355063 sq. miles (0.919609 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Waterloo, NY — U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 5111 Housing Units (2000): 2050 Land area (2000): 2.095242 sq. miles (5.426652 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.068169 sq. miles (0.176557 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.163411 sq. miles (5.603209 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Waterloo, OR — U.S. town in Oregon Population (2000): 239 Housing Units (2000): 91 Land area (2000): 0.150959 sq. miles (0.390983 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.150959 sq. miles (0.390983 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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