a town of Poland, capital of Red Russia, seated in the palatinate of Lemburg, on the river Pelteu. It is pretty well fortified, and defended by two citadels, one of which is seated on an eminence without the town. The square, the churches, and the public buildings, are magnificent; and it is a large and rich trading place. It has a Roman Catholic archbishop, and an Armenian as well as a Ruthian bishop; but the Protestants are not tolerated. The city was reduced to the last extremity by the rebel Cossacs and Tartars, and was forced to redeem itself with a large sum of money. In 1672, it was besieged in vain by the Turks; but in 1704, was taken by storm by Charles XII. of Sweden. E. Long. 23. 59. N. Lat. 49. 51.