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Latrobe

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Latrobe, Australia, USA 1. Australia (Tasmania): founded in 1850 and named in 1861 after Charles La Trobe, administrator of Tasmania (1846–8).2. Australia (Victoria): a river and a mountain also named after Charles La Trobe, first lieutenant‐governor of Victoria (1851–4).3. USA (Pennsylvania): named after Benjamin Latrobe (1764–1820), a distinguished British‐born engineer and architect, who emigrated to the USA in 1795.

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Latrobe

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Latrobe industrial borough (1990 pop. 9,265), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., in the foothills of the Alleghenies; inc. 1854. Among its varied manufactures are foam rubber, asphalt, building materials, steel, and plastics, and Rolling Rock beer was brewed there from 1939 to 2006. Agricultural products include corn, hay, and cattle. St. Vincent College is there.

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