- Poplar
- geographical name former metropolitan borough E London, England, on N bank of the Thames, now part of Tower Hamlets
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Poplar
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Poplar — steht für: ein Stadtteil im Londoner Stadtbezirk Tower Hamlets, siehe Poplar (London) Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, ehemaliger Stadtbezirk von London eine Haltestelle der Docklands Light Railway in London, siehe Poplar (DLR) die englische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poplar — Poplar, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 552 Housing Units (2000): 222 Land area (2000): 11.922486 sq. miles (30.879095 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.012900 sq. miles (0.033412 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.935386 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Poplar — Pop lar, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus poplar.] (Bot.) 1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses. [1913 Webster] Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
POPLAR — (Heb. צַפְצָפָה), tree. The Populus euphratica grows wild on the banks of the Jordan. Its leaves are usually broad though some are long and narrow, resembling those of the willow. In Israel the white poplar, Populus alba, is grown as an… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Poplar, CA — Poplar Cotton Center, CA U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 1496 Housing Units (2000): 367 Land area (2000): 1.275894 sq. miles (3.304549 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000) … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Poplar, MT — U.S. city in Montana Population (2000): 911 Housing Units (2000): 350 Land area (2000): 0.267472 sq. miles (0.692750 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.267472 sq. miles (0.692750 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Poplar, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 552 Housing Units (2000): 222 Land area (2000): 11.922486 sq. miles (30.879095 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.012900 sq. miles (0.033412 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.935386 sq. miles (30.912507 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
poplar — mid 14c., from Anglo Norm. popler, from O.Fr. poplier (13c., Mod.Fr. peulplier), from L. populus poplar (with a long o; not the same word that produced popular). Perhaps related to Gk. pelea elm. It. pioppo, Sp. chopo, Ger. pappel, O.C.S. topoli… … Etymology dictionary
Poplar [1] — Poplar, nordamerikan. Pappelholz, s. Pappel … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Poplar [2] — Poplar, ein Verwaltungsbezirk im O. Londons, im NW. von Greenwich, umfaßt außer dem eigentlichen Stadtteil P. (58,514 Einw.) Bow und Bromley, mit zusammen (1901) 168,822 Einw. Darin liegen die Ost und Westindia Docks und die Millwall Docks. Von… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Poplar — Poplar, Stadtteil Londons, nördl. von den West India Docks, (1901) 168.822 E … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
