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Rochefort

(Encyclopedia) RochefortRochefortrôshfôrˈ [key] or Rochefort-sur-MerRochefort–sür-mĕr [key], city (1990 pop. 26,949), Charente-Maritime dept., W France, on the Charente River near the Bay of Biscay.…

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames

(Encyclopedia) Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames, 1829–94, English jurist and journalist; brother of Sir Leslie Stephen. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge and was admitted to the bar in 1854. After…

Stephen I

(Encyclopedia) Stephen I, king of Hungary: see Stephen, Saint (975–1038).

Sète

(Encyclopedia) Sète, formerly CetteSète,both: sĕt [key], town (1990 pop. 41,916), Hérault dept., S France, in Languedoc, on the Mediterranean. It is one of the most important commercial and fishing…

Stephen V

(Encyclopedia) Stephen V, 1239–72, king of Hungary (1270–72), son and successor of Bela IV. As a child he was named duke of Transylvania, and in 1259 he was made duke of Styria. After the loss (1260…

Saint Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Saint Stephen, town (1991 pop. 4,931), SW N.B., Canada, on the St. Croix River opposite Calais, Maine. The two towns, connected by an international bridge, form virtually a single…