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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Tournon
Britannica 11thTOURNON, a town of south-western France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Ardeche, on the right bank of the Rhone, 58 m. S. of Lyons by rail. Pop. (1906), town, 3642; commune, 5003. Tournon preserves a gateway of the 15th century and other rem ...
Vol. 27, pp. leaf 129-leaf 129
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Turnstone
Britannica 11thTURNSTONE, the name long given l to a shore-bird, from its habit of turning over with its bill such stones as it can to seek its food in the small crustaceans or other animals lurking beneath them. It is the Tringa interpret* of Linnaeus and Strepsilas inlerpr
Vol. 27, pp. 480-480
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Toro
Britannica 11thTORO, a town of Spain, in the province of Zamora, on the right bank of the river Duero (Douro), and on the ZamoraMedina del Campo railway. Pop. (1900), 8379. Toro is an ancient fortified town, with picturesque narrow streets, among which are many medieval chur
Vol. 27, pp. 52-52
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