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Granby , city (1991 pop. 42,804), S Que., Canada, on the North Yamaska River, E of Montreal. Located in a farming area, Granby has textile mills and plants that manufacture furniture, tobacco and rubber products, precision instruments, paper and printed materials, and food products.

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Granby, Canada, USA 1. Canada (Quebec): founded in 1851 and named after the village in England whose name means ‘Grani's Farmstead’.2. USA (Connecticut and Massachusetts): named after John Manners (1721–70), given the courtesy title of Marquis of Granby, commander‐in‐chief of the British Army in 1766 and a hero of the Seven Years' War (1756–63).

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