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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 771 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BULACIIN , a

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TOWN

town of the

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province of Bulacan, Luzon,

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PINE (Lat. Pinus, Gr. srlrur)

pine Islands, on an

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ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm of the Pampanga

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DELTA (from the shape of the Gr. letter A, delta, originally used of the mouth of the Nile)

delta, 22 M . N.N.W.of

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MANILA

Manila . Pop . (1903) 11,589; after the

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CENSUS (from Lat. censere, to estimate or assess; connected by some with centum, i.e. a count by hundreds)

census enumeration, the town of Guiguinto (pop . 3948) was annexed . Bulacan is served by the Manila-

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DAGUPAN

Dagupan railway .

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SUGAR

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INDIGO (earlier indico, from Lat. indicum, the Indian sub-stance or dye; the Sans. name was niti, from nila, dark blue, and this through Arab. al-nil, annil, gives " aniline ")

indigo and tropical fruits are the

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

chief products of the fertile

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DISTRICT

district in which the town lies; it is widely known for its

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fish-ponds and its excellent fish, and its

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PRINCIPAL

principal manufactures are jusi,

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PINA, RUY DE (1440-1521)

pina, ilang ilang perfume and sugar . With the exception of the churches and a few

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stone buildings, Bulacan was completely destroyed by

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FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire in 1898 .

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