Berditchef, a town of Russia, 108 miles WSW. of Kiev by rail, famous for its five annual fairs. At these, cattle, corn, wine, honey, leather, &c. are disposed of. The average annual value of the sales is £600,000. Pop. 98,284, largely Jews.
Berditchef
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 88
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