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| Shrewsbury, city, United States |
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(shr z´b r ), town (1990 pop. 24,146), Worcester co., central Mass.; inc. 1727. Plastics, furniture, candy, fire alarm systems, and textiles are manufactured. Gen. Artemas Ward was born there. |
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