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Styria

(Encyclopedia) StyriaStyriastĭrˈēə [key], Ger. SteiermarkStyriashtīˈərmärk [key], province (1991 pop. 1,184,593), 6,324 sq mi (16,379 sq km), central and SE Austria. Graz is the capital. Bordering on…

Treat, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Treat, Robert, 1622?–1710, American colonial governor of Connecticut, b. England. He was taken to America when a child; his father was an early settler of Wethersfield, Conn., and a…

Bouteflika, Abdelaziz

(Encyclopedia) Bouteflika, AbdelazizBouteflika, Abdelazizäbdĕlˈäzēzˌ b&oomacr;tĕflĕkäˈ [key], 1937–, Algerian political leader. He fought against the French in the National Liberation Army and…

Guinea-Bissau

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissaugĭnˈē- [key]Guinea-Bissaubĭsˌsouˈ [key], officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,771,000), 13,948 sq mi (36,125 sq km), W…

Cameroon, country

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cameroon Cameroon kămˌər&oomacr;nˈ [key], Fr. Cameroun, officially Republic of Cameroon…

mir, former Russian peasant community

(Encyclopedia) mirmirmēr [key], former Russian peasant community. The mir, which antedated serfdom (16th cent.) in Russia, persisted in its primitive form until after the Russian Revolution of 1917.…

Melville, Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Melville, Andrew, 1545–1622, Scottish religious reformer and scholar. He studied abroad, came under the influence of Theodore Beza, and was a professor at Geneva. He was principal (…

intendant

(Encyclopedia) intendantintendantĭntĕnˈdənt [key], French administrative official who served as the chief royal representative in the provinces under the ancien régime. The intendants first gained…

Charest, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Charest, JeanCharest, JeanzhäN shäˈrĕ [key], 1958–, Canadian politician. A lawyer and member of the Progressive Conservative party, he was a member of parliament from Quebec from 1984…

Charles IX, king of Sweden

(Encyclopedia) Charles IX, 1550–1611, king of Sweden (1604–11), youngest son of Gustavus I. He was duke of Södermanland, Närke, and Värmland before his accession. During the reign of his brother,…