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(Encyclopedia) Bellefontaine Neighbors, city (2020 pop. 10,740), St. Louis co., E Mo., a residential suburb of St. Louis; founded c.1819, inc. 1950. ...

(Encyclopedia) Kirkwood, city (1990 pop. 27,291), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1865. Primarily residential, it has some light manufacturing. ...

(Encyclopedia) Trois Rivières trwä rēvyĕrˈ [key] or Three Rivers, city (1991 pop. 49,426), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and St. Maurice rivers. It is a port and an industrial center. Th...

(Encyclopedia) Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes, both used since antiquity. The Great Saint Bernard (alt. 8,110 ft/2,472 m), on the Italian-Swiss border, links Valais canton, Switzerland, with Valle d'Aosta, Italy. ...

(Encyclopedia) East Saint Louis lo͞oˈĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 25,377), St. Clair co., SW Ill., on the Mississippi ...

(Encyclopedia) Saint Francis, Lake, an expansion of the St. Lawrence River, SE Ont. and S Que., Canada, SW of Montreal, extending between Cornwall and Valleyfield. It is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ballwin, city (2020 pop. 31,103), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; settled 1803 as Ballshow, renamed 1837, inc. 1950. It is mainly residenti...

(Encyclopedia) Cornelius, Saint kôrnēlˈyəs [key], d. 253, pope (251–253); successor of St. Fabian. His rule was marked by the support of St. Cyprian and the opposition of the antipope Novatian, and by the prob...

(Encyclopedia) Nevers nəvĕrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 43,889), capital of Nièvre dept., central France, on the Loire and Nièvre rivers. It is noted for its pottery and china industries. Other manufactures include...

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