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Kent is a triangular-shaped neighborhood between
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984:Fort Totten
883:Fort Totten
863:Chevy Chase
767:Glover Park
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1277:Barry Farm
1206:Kenilworth
1171:Fort Davis
1095:Swampoodle
913:Riggs Park
893:Manor Park
853:Brightwood
812:Tenleytown
671:Georgetown
261:References
128:Government
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1312:Navy Yard
1272:Anacostia
1201:Hillcrest
1196:Hillbrook
1186:Good Hope
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959:Brookland
954:Brentwood
944:Arboretum
888:Hawthorne
873:Crestwood
817:Wakefield
651:Chinatown
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176:Palisades
162:Geography
149:Northwest
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1302:Fairlawn
1297:Douglass
1282:Bellevue
1191:Greenway
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1029:Trinidad
994:Ivy City
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1256:Twining
1226:Mayfair
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182:History
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