Takoma Park

Takoma Park təkō´mə [key], city (1990 pop. 16,700), Montgomery and Prince Georges counties, W central Md., a residential suburb ofWashington, D.C.; inc. 1890. It is the international headquarters for the Seventh-dayAdventists. The city is the seat of Columbia Union College.

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