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Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine , city (1990 pop. 82,820), Val-de-Marne dept., N central France, on the Seine River; an industrial suburb SE of Paris. The chief products are lighting and heating equipment and chemicals. There is some market gardening. In the St. Germain Church (13th-14th cent.) are the tombs of the former lords of Vitry. |
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"Vitry-sur-Seine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vitry-sur-Seine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Vitrysur.html "Vitry-sur-Seine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Vitrysur.html |
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Vitry‐sur‐Seine
Vitry‐sur‐Seine, Paris/France Vitriacum ‘Place of Victorius’ from a Roman personal name and the place‐name suffix acum. ‘on‐Seine’ differentiates this town from others called Vitry.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Vitry‐sur‐Seine." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Vitry‐sur‐Seine." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-VitrysurSeine.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Vitry‐sur‐Seine." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-VitrysurSeine.html |
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