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Volume 17 · 62 words · 1860 Edition

a town of European Russia, capital of a district of the same name, in the government of Volhynia, stands on the Vilia, 103 miles W. of Jitomir. It has an old castle, several Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a convent, and school. Several markets are held here; and an active trade is carried on. Pop. (1850) 9355, many of whom are Jews.