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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-Étienne

(Encyclopedia) Saint-ÉtienneSaint-ÉtiennesăNtātyĕnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 201,569), capital of Loire dept., SE France, in the Massif Central. The metropolitan region occupies much of what was once a…

Saint Eustatius

(Encyclopedia) Saint EustatiusSaint Eustatiussānt y&oomacr;stāˈshəs [key], island (1989 pop. 1,861), 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), a special municipality of the Netherlands, one of the Leeward Islands,…

Saint François

(Encyclopedia) Saint FrançoisSaint FrançoissăN fräNswäˈ [key] or Saint Francis. 1 River, 165 mi (266 km) long, rising in Lac St. François, SE Que., Canada, and flowing SW through Lac Aylmer to…

Saint George

(Encyclopedia) Saint George, town (1991 pop. 1,648), on St. George's Island, Bermuda. It was the capital of Bermuda until 1815, when it was replaced by Hamilton. During the American Civil War it…

Saint George's

(Encyclopedia) Saint George's or Saint George, town (1991 pop. 4,439), capital of Grenada, in the West Indies. A port town on a deep and beautiful harbor, it is the administrative headquarters of the…

Saint Helena

(Encyclopedia) Saint HelenaSaint Helenahəlēˈnə [key], island, 47 sq mi (122 sq km), in the S Atlantic Ocean, 1,200 mi (1,931 km) W of Africa. Together with the islands of Ascension and Tristan da…

Saint Helens

(Encyclopedia) Saint Helens, metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 114,397), NW England, in the Greater Liverpool metropolitan area. It is a major center of glass manufacture in England. The city also has…

Saint Helier

(Encyclopedia) Saint HelierSaint Heliersānt hĕlˈyər, Fr. săNtālyāˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 24,941), capital of Jersey, Channel Islands, Great Britain, on St. Aubin's Bay. The administrative and…

Saint-Hubert

(Encyclopedia) Saint-HubertSaint-HubertsăNtübĕrˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 5,689), Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, in the Ardennes. It is a tourist resort. Of note is a former Benedictine abbey (reputedly…