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Saint Hyacinthe

(Encyclopedia) Saint HyacintheSaint Hyacinthesānt hīˈəsĭnth, Fr. săNtyäsăNtˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 38,292), S Que., Canada, on the Yamaska River, NE of Montreal. It is an industrial center, with…

Saint James

(Encyclopedia) Saint James, uninc. town (1990 pop. 12,800), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, in a farm and resort area. It is residential.

Saint Jean

(Encyclopedia) Saint JeanSaint JeansăN zhäN [key], city (1991 pop. 37,607), S Que., Canada, on the Richelieu River, SE of Montreal. It is an industrial center with textile and hosiery mills and…

Saint Jérôme

(Encyclopedia) Saint JérômeSaint JérômesăN zhārōmˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 23,384), S Que., Canada, on the North River, NW of Montreal. It is an industrial center with woolen and paper mills. Rubber…

Barbara, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Barbara, Saint, fl. 3d or 4th cent., virgin martyr, whose life is shrouded in contradictory legends. Her father is said to have shut her up in a tower and then to have killed her for…

Saint Lambert

(Encyclopedia) Saint LambertSaint Lambertsānt lămˈbərt [key], city (1991 pop. 20,976), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a residential suburb of Montreal.

Saint Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence, one of the principal rivers of North America, 744 mi (1,197 km) long. It issues from the northeastern end of Lake Ontario and flows northeast, first along the U.S.-…

Saint-Lô

(Encyclopedia) Saint-LôSaint-LôsăN-lō [key], town (1990 pop. 22,819), capital of Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy. It is an agricultural center and has famous horse stables. Wood products,…

Saint Louis

(Encyclopedia) Saint LouisSaint Louisl&oomacr;ˈĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 396,685), independent and in no county, E Mo., on the Mississippi River below the mouth of the Missouri; inc. as a city…

Saint-Louis

(Encyclopedia) Saint-LouisSaint-LouissăN-lwē [key], city (1988 pop. 160,689), NW Senegal, a port at the mouth of the Senegal River. The terminus of a railroad from Dakar, it is a fishing, trade, and…