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Bergerac
Bergerac , town (1990 pop. 27,886), Dordogne dept., SW France, in Périgord, on the Dordogne River. It is a farm-trade and processing center. It also has boiler works, foundries, chemical plants, and shoe factories. Possessed by the English in the 14th cent., it was recovered in 1450 by the French. It became a Protestant stronghold and was taken (1621) by Louis XIII. A tobacco museum and an experimental tobacco institute are there. |
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"Bergerac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bergerac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BergeracFr.html "Bergerac." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BergeracFr.html |
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Bergerac
Bergerac, Aquitaine/France ‘Place of Bracarius’, a Gallo‐Roman personal name.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bergerac." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bergerac." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Bergerac.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bergerac." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Bergerac.html |
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Bergerac
Bergerac
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•steeplejack • cheapjack • skipjack
•hijack, skyjack
•bootjack • lumberjack • crackerjack
•ack-ack • click-clack • eyeblack
•kulak • shoeblack • bootblack
•yashmak • Tarmac • Cormac
•Potomac • sumac
•Karnak, Nanak, Pontianak
•knick-knack • almanac • Pasternak
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•power pack • Mubarak • backtrack
•amtrac, Amtrak
•half-track • serac • racetrack
•rickrack • gimcrack • tribrach
•wisecrack • sidetrack • soundtrack
•bladderwrack • sandarac • Skagerrak
•Bergerac • Bacharach • bric-à-brac
•tamarack • anorak
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"Bergerac." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bergerac." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Bergerac.html "Bergerac." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Bergerac.html |
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