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area, 224 sq. m. Terceira, i.e. " the third," was so called as being the third island of the archipelago to be discovered by the Portuguese. From its central position it was See also:

long the seat of See also:

ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration, but its See also:

capital, See also:

ANGRA, or ANGRA

Angra (q.v.) or Angra do Heroismo (pop. 10,788), has lost much of its commercial importance. The other See also:

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

chief towns are Ribeirinha (3090), and Praia da See also:

Victoria (3236). Unlike the neighbouring islands, Terceira exhibits few extensive traces of volcanic See also:

ACTION

action; and the summits of its mountains are generally level. It abounds in See also:

GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain and See also:

CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle; but the wines are inferior, and fruits are raised merely for See also:

INTERNAL

internal See also:

CONSUMPTION (Lat. consumere)

consumption.

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