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(Encyclopedia) Saint Johns, Que., Canada: see St. Jean. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bourassa, Robert, 1933–96, Canadian political leader. He received a law degree from the Univ. of Montreal (1957) and later studied at Oxford and Harvard. He was elected to the Quebec Legislative Ass...

(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, industrial city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It manufactures cotton and rayon textiles, paper, chemicals, furniture, and elect...

(Encyclopedia) Montmorency mŏntˌmərĕnˈsē [key], town, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Montmorency rivers; now part of the municipality of Beauport. It is a suburb of Quebec city and t...

(Encyclopedia) Gatineau gătˈĭnō [key], city, SW Que., Canada, at the junction of the Gatineau and Ottawa ...

(Encyclopedia) Chicoutimi shĭko͞oˈtĭmēˌ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Chicoutimi and ...

(Encyclopedia) Isabela ĭzəbĕlˈə, Span. ēsäbāˈlä [key], province, NE Luzon, the Philippines...

(Encyclopedia) Groningen grōˈnĭng-ən [key], province, c.900 sq mi (2,330 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering on ...

(Encyclopedia) Simcoe, John Graves sĭmˈkō [key], 1752–1806, British army officer, first governor of Upper Canada (Ontario). He served with the British in the American Revolution. Upon the division of Quebec int...

(Encyclopedia) Formosa, province, 27,825 sq mi (72,067 sq km), N Argentina. The city of Formosa is the capital.