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Saint-Brieuc
(Encyclopedia) Saint-BrieucSaint-BrieucsăN-brēöˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 47,370), capital of Côtes-d'Armor dept., NW France, on the Gouet River near its mouth on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, an arm of the…Saint-Cloud
(Encyclopedia) Saint-CloudSaint-CloudsăN-kl&oomacr;ˈ [key], town (1990 est. pop. 28,673), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, a suburb W of Paris on the Seine River. It is a residential town…Saint-Dizier
(Encyclopedia) Saint-DizierSaint-DiziersăN-dēzyāˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 35,558), Haute-Marne dept., NE France, on the Marne River. It is a trading and transportation center; its manufactures include…Saint-Dié
(Encyclopedia) Saint-DiéSaint-DiésăN-dyā [key], city (1990 pop. 23,670), Vosges dept., E France, in Lorraine, on the Meurthe River. It is an industrial center where foundry products, chemical…Bazard, Saint-Amand
(Encyclopedia) Bazard, Saint-AmandBazard, Saint-AmandsăNtämäNˈ bäzärˈ [key], 1791–1832, French socialist. He founded (1818) a republican society, Les Amis de la vérité [Friends of Truth], and was a…Saint-Chamond
(Encyclopedia) Saint-ChamondSaint-ChamondsăN-shämäNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 39,262), Loire dept., SE France, at the confluence of the Gier and Janon rivers. The city was originally developed in the…Bernard of Menthon, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Bernard of Menthon, SaintBernard of Menthon, SaintmăNtôNˈ [key], d. 1081?, Italian churchman, founder of the Alpine hospices of Saint Bernard. His life was spent working among the…Leclerc, Jacques Philippe
(Encyclopedia) Leclerc, Jacques PhilippeLeclerc, Jacques Philippezhäk fēlēpˈ [key]Leclerc, Jacques Philippe ləklĕrˈ [key], 1902–47, French general. His real name was Philippe, vicomte de Hauteclocque…Bornu
(Encyclopedia) BornuBornubôrˈn&oomacr; [key], former Muslim state, mostly in NE Nigeria, extending S and W of Lake Chad. It began its existence as a separate state in the late 14th cent. From the…Laurence, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Laurence, Saint: see Lawrence, Saint.Trending
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