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DECIZE , a See also:town of central See also:France, in the See also:department of See also:Nievre, on an See also:island in the See also:Loire, 24 M. S.E. of See also:Nevers by the See also:Paris-See also:Lyon railway. Pop. (1906) 3813. The most important,of its buildings is the See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of See also:Saint Are, which See also:dates in See also:part from the 11th and 12th centuries; there are also ruins of.a See also:castle of the See also:counts of Nevers. The town has a statue of See also:Guy Coquille, the lawyer and historian, who was See also:born there in 1523. Decize is situated at the starting-point of the See also:Nivernais See also:canal. The See also:coal mine of La See also:Machine, which belongs to the See also:Schneider See also:Company of Le Creusot, lies four See also:miles to the See also:north. The See also:industries of Decize and its suburbs on both See also:banks of the Loire include the working of gypsum913
and See also:lime, and the manufacture of ceramic products and See also:glass. See also:Trade is in horses from the See also:Morvan, See also:cattle, coal, See also:iron, See also:wood and See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone.
Under the name of Decetia the See also:place is mentioned by See also:Julius See also:Caesar as a stronghold of the See also:Aedui, and in 52 B.C. was the See also:scene of a See also:- MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)
meeting of the See also:senate held by him to See also:settle the leadership of the tribe and to reply to his demand for aid against Vercingetorix. In later times it belonged to the counts of Nevers, from whom it obtained a See also:charter of See also:franchise in 1226.
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