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Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence , city (1990 pop. 126,854), Bouches-du-Rhône dept., in Provence, SE France. It is a commercial center in an area producing olives, grapes, and almonds. Its manufactures include food products, wine-making equipment, and electrical apparatus. Founded (123 BC) by the Romans near... Read more |
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Rhone-Poulenc S.A
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Tours
Tours , city (1990 pop. 133,403), capital of Indre-et-Loire dept., W central France, in Touraine, on the Loire River. It is a wine market and a tourist center, with metallurgical, chemical, electrical, clothing, and printing industries. An old Gallo-Roman town, it grew rapidly after the death (397)... Read more |
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tree fern
tree fern any fern having a treelike trunk. Sometimes other similar primitive plants are also called tree fern, e.g., species of cycad .... Read more |
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Arles
Arles , city (1990 pop. 52,543), Bouches-du-Rhône dept., S central France, in Provence , on the Rhône River delta. Arles is an important railroad, shipping, agriculture, and industrial center with varied manufactures. It was a flourishing Roman town (Arelas) and the metropolis of Gaul... Read more |
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Provence
Provence , region and former province, SE France. It now encompasses Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rhône depts. and (in part) Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes depts. Nice, Marseilles, Toulon, Avignon, Arles, and Aix-en-Provence (the historic capital) are the chief cities. The... Read more |
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absinthe
absinthe a green aniseed-flavoured liqueur, originally flavoured with wormwood, although this is now banned owing to its toxicity; in the 19th and early 20th centuries drinking absinthe was regarded as a sign of decadence.... Read more |
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Seed ferns
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
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Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil Inc. 8400 Second AvenueMontreal, Quebec H1Z 4M6Canada(514) 722-2324(800) 678-2119Fax: (514) 722-3692Web site: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1984Employees: 1,300Sales: $204 million (1998)NAIC: 71119 Other Performing Arts Companies Part circus, part... Read more |
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