| Columbia Encyclopedia. 2001-2008. |
| Caribou, town, United States |
(kâr´ b ) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 9,415), Aroostook co., NE Maine, on the Aroostook River; inc. 1859. A processing and shipping hub for a potato-growing region, it is also a winter sports center. Nearby Loring Air Force Base, once important to the local economy, is now closed. |
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