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... town on the Gulf of Naples , 17 miles southeast of the city , at the beginning of the peninsula of Sorrento , and 10 miles northeast of that town . It extends for a mile along the shore at the base and on the slope of a spur of Monte ...
... town on the Gulf of Naples , 17 miles southeast of the city , at the beginning of the peninsula of Sorrento , and 10 miles northeast of that town . It extends for a mile along the shore at the base and on the slope of a spur of Monte ...
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... town occupied a hill north of the present site . Pop . of town 32,309 ; of province , 322,537 . CASTELNAU , kas - těl'nō , Edouard de Curières de , French general : b . Saint- Affrique 1851. He entered the Saint - Cyr mili- tary school ...
... town occupied a hill north of the present site . Pop . of town 32,309 ; of province , 322,537 . CASTELNAU , kas - těl'nō , Edouard de Curières de , French general : b . Saint- Affrique 1851. He entered the Saint - Cyr mili- tary school ...
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... town in the department of Aude , on a height above the Canal du Midi , 22 miles west - northwest of Carcassonne . It was built by the Visigoths on the site of a rich town which had been destroyed , and was named Cas- tellum Novum ...
... town in the department of Aude , on a height above the Canal du Midi , 22 miles west - northwest of Carcassonne . It was built by the Visigoths on the site of a rich town which had been destroyed , and was named Cas- tellum Novum ...
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... town of Brescia , 22 miles northwest of Mantua . It is well built , surrounded by walls , defended by an ancient castle and contains a large square adorned with a central fountain , three churches and a town- hall . A well - attended ...
... town of Brescia , 22 miles northwest of Mantua . It is well built , surrounded by walls , defended by an ancient castle and contains a large square adorned with a central fountain , three churches and a town- hall . A well - attended ...
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... town has extensive manufactures of glass bottles , earthenware and chemicals . Pop . 23,090 . CASTLEMAINE , Australia , a municipal town in the colony of Victoria , in the county of Talbot , at the junction of Barker and For- rest ...
... town has extensive manufactures of glass bottles , earthenware and chemicals . Pop . 23,090 . CASTLEMAINE , Australia , a municipal town in the colony of Victoria , in the county of Talbot , at the junction of Barker and For- rest ...
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