Eastern Townships

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an area of central Canada, in S Quebec: consists of 11 townships south of the St Lawrence

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How to use Eastern Townships in a sentence

Another part of the country to which the postal system was extended during this period was the eastern townships in Lower Canada.
The History of the Post Office in British North America|William Smith
These, it seemed, were not more exotic than the home spun tales of my province's eastern townships, Lennox and Addington.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
If the Eastern Townships and country round Quebec are a wilderness, they are not a desert.
Greater Britain|Charles Wentworth Dilke
The chief agitators, therefore, for the bill were to be found in Montreal and with them sided the Eastern Townships.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton

The offices of this second corporation are in the Eastern Townships Building.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton