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a term introduced into ing town of Germany, near the left bank of the Rhine, 4 miles W. of Düsseldorf.

Its church of of St. Quirinus, a notable specimen of the transition from the Round to the Pointed style, was founded ing town of Germany, near the left bank NEUSS (nois), an ancient manufacturworks, foundries, flour and iron mills, and manufactures of cottons, woolens, WIENER-NEUor NEUSTADT, tains a fine Gothic chapel (1460) rich in painted windows; and is the burial- place of the Emperor Maximilian I. Prior of Vienna. It is overlooked by the large to the World War locomotives and now a military academy. The castle conin painted windows; and is the burialtains a fine Gothic chapel (1460) rich the World War locomotives and place of the Emperor Maximilian I. Prior machinery, wire, bells, pottery, starch, leather, and ribbons were among the manufactures. The city, called "the Ever-faithful," was founded in 1192, and was rebuilt after a great fire in 1834.

Pop. about 40,000.

NEUSTRIA or WEST (noies'-), FRANCE, the name given in the times took place in 511. Neustria contained of the Merovingians and Carlovingians to the W. portion of the Frank empire, originally from the mouth of the Scheldt after the quadruple division of it which to the Loi Loire, and was bounded by Aquithree of these divisions. It extended Austrasia on the E. The principal cities were Soissons, Paris, Orleans, and Tours. Bretagne was always loosely attached to tania on the S., and by Burgundy and the duchy of France. After the cession Bretagne was always loosely attached to of the territory afterward called Nor- Neustria, of which the strength lay in the duchy of France. After the cession of the territory afterward called Normandy to the Normans in 912, the name Neustria soon fell into disuse. NEUTER, in botany, a flower having Neustria soon fell into disuse.

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