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CHARLOTTETOWN , a See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

CANADA

Canada, the See also:

capital of See also:

Prince See also:

EDWARD

Edward See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island, situated in See also:

Queen's See also:

COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, on Hillsborough See also:

RIVER

river. Pop. (1901) 12,080. It has a See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, and the river is navigable by large vessels for several See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles. The export See also:

trade of the island centres here, and the city has See also:

REGULAR

regular communication by steamer with the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

AMERICAN

American and See also:

CANADIAN

Canadian ports. Besides the See also:

government buildings and the See also:

court-See also:

house, it contains numerous churches, the Prince of See also:

WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales See also:

COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, supported by the See also:

province, the See also:

ROMAN

Roman See also:

CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic college of St See also:

DUNSTAN, SAINT (924 or 925-g88)

Dunstan's and a normal school; among its manufactures are woollen goods, See also:

LUMBER

lumber, canned goods, and foundry products. The See also:

head See also:

OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office and, workshops of the Prince Edward Island railway are situated here. The See also:

TOWN

town was founded in 1750 by the See also:

French under the name of See also:

PORT

Port la Joie, but under See also:

BRITISH

British See also:

RULE

rule changed its name in See also:

HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of the queen of See also:

George III.

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