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Deptford

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A town on the S. bank of the Thames, partly in Kent and partly in Surrey, now forming part of London; once with an extensive Government dockyard and arsenal, the site of it purchased by the ...

Deparcieux

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French mathematician, born at Cessoux, dep. of Gard; known for the "Tables" which bear his name, containing a reckoning of the chances of longevity for different ages (1703-1768).

Department

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A territorial division in France instituted in 1790, under which the old division into provinces was broken up; each department, of which there are now 87, is broken up into arrondissements.

Derby

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County town of Derbyshire, on the Derwent, with manufactures of silk, cotton hosiery, lace, porcelain, etc.; it is the centre of a great railway system.