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- Sherbrooke, University of
Sherbrooke, University of, at Sherbrooke, Que., Canada; French language; founded 1954. It has faculties of letters and human sciences, science, administration, law, applied science, medicine, ...
- Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscount
Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscount, 1811–92, British statesman. He emigrated (1842) to Australia and achieved recognition as a reform politician. Returning (1850) to England, he entered (1852) ...
- Lennoxville
Lennoxville, town (1991 pop. 4,046), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi rivers, SE of Sherbrooke. It is chiefly a residential town and is the seat of Bishop's ...
- Magog, city, Canada
Magog, city (1991 pop. 14,034), S Que., Canada, on Lake Memphremagog, SW of Sherbrooke. Founded by Loyalist emigrants from the United States after 1776, Magog is a resort and trade center, wit...
- Thetford Mines
Thetford Mines, city (1991 pop. 17,273), S Que., Canada, NE of Sherbrooke and S of Quebec. The city, developed after the discovery (1876) of large asbestos deposits, is located in one of the w...
- Saint François
Saint François or Saint Francis. 1 River, 165 mi (266 km) long, rising in Lac St. François, SE Que., Canada, and flowing SW through Lac Aylmer to Sherbrooke, then NW past Drummondville to Lac ...
- Quebec, province, Canada
Quebec, Fr. Québec, province (2001 pop. 7,237,479), 594,860 sq mi (1,553,637 sq km), E Canada. Quebec is bounded on the N by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, on the E by the Labrador area of Newf...
