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Summit, city (1990 pop. 19,757), Union co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of the New York City–N New Jersey metropolitan area; settled c.1720, set off from Springfield and New Providence and inc. 1869. Pharmaceuticals are made, and several major companies have research facilities there. Situated on a ridge of Watchung Mt., it was the site of an important American lookout post during the Revolutionary War. summit 1. the highest point or part, esp of a mountain or line of communication; top 2. a. a meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials b. (as modifier): a summit conference How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When the South Africans summited two weeks later the British photographer on the team, Bruce Herrod, was killed. The author has summited in ``Postcards From the Ledge'' (The Mountaineers; $22. Selebelo has summited Aconcagua, and he hopes to be the second black African to make it to the top of Everest. |
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