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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 544 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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WEST INDIES a theological school), a Dominican See also:

CONVENT (Lat. conventus, from convenire, to come together)

Convent, and several See also:

FINE

fine churches; and there are two See also:

ROMAN

Roman See also:

CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic orphanages . The See also:

TOWN

town is an important centre for the manufacture of See also:

SILK

silk and silk goods; in 1905 the value of these products was $4,211,018 . West See also:

HOBOKEN

Hoboken was created a See also:

SEPARATE

separate township in 1861, from a See also:

PART

part of the township of See also:

North See also:

BERGEN

Bergen, and in 1884 was incorporated as a town .

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