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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 322 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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TABACO , a See also:

TOWN

town and See also:

PORT

port of entry of the See also:

province of See also:

ALBAY

Albay, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on Tabaco See also:

BAY

bay, about 20 M. N. of the town of Albay. Pop. (1903) 21,946. The men of Tabaco are largely engaged in the cultivation of See also:

HEMP (in O. Eng. henep, cf. Dutch hennep, Ger. Hanf , cognate with Gr. Kavval3er, Lat. cannabis)

hemp; the See also:

WOMEN

women in See also:

WEAVING

weaving See also:

CLOTH

cloth, baskets and mats. The town has a deep and well-protected 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 its See also:

SHIPPING

shipping is extensive. The See also:

LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language is Bicol.

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