Crescent (disambiguation)

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A crescent is a shape, form or symbol.

Crescent may also refer to:

Contents 1 Education 2 Geography 2.1 Canada 2.2 United States 3 Music 4 Other uses

• "Crescent", the literal translation of croissant, a popular buttery French bread in the shape of a crescent moon
• Crescent (architecture), an architectural structure where a number of houses are laid out in an arc to form of a crescent shape

[edit] Education

• Crescent Engineering College, a private engineering college in Vandalur, Chennai (Madras), India
• Crescent School, an all-male private school in Toronto, Canada
• Crescent Girls' School, an all-girls' secondary school in Singapore

[edit] Geography

[edit] Canada

• Crescent Heights, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta
• Crescent Street, a Montreal street famous for its nightlife

[edit] United States

• Crescent, Georgia, an unincorporated community
• Crescent City, California, a city
• The Piedmont Crescent, a series of connected urban areas in North Carolina
• Crescent (Amtrak), an American passenger train running from New York City to New Orleans

[edit] Music

• Crescent (band), an alternative band from Bristol, UK
• Crescent (Gackt album), a 2003 album by Gackt
• Crescent (John Coltrane album), a 1964 album by John Coltrane
• Crescent Records, a record label

[edit] Other uses

• HMCS Crescent, a World War II Royal Canadian Navy destroyer
• The Crescent, a defunct department store chain
• Crescent Arms, a firearms manufacturer bought by Savage Arms
• Crescent, a Swedish bicycle brand manufactured by Nymanbolagen
• Crescent (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon
• The Crescent meteorite of 1936, which fell in Oklahoma, United States (see meteorite falls)
• 2003 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber