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minority

(Encyclopedia) minority, in international law, population group with a characteristic culture and sense of identity occupying a subordinate political status. Religious minorities were known from…

Huss, John

(Encyclopedia) Huss, JohnHuss, Johnhŭs, Czech Jan HusHuss, Johnyän h&oobreve;s, 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer. At the invitation of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, who granted him a safe-…

Wenceslaus, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Wenceslaus, 1361–1419, Holy Roman emperor (uncrowned) and German king (1378–1400), king of Bohemia (1378–1419) as Wenceslaus IV, elector of Brandenburg (1373–76), son and successor of…

Slovakia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SlovakiaSlovakiaslōvăˈkēə, slōväˈkēə or the Slovak Republic, Slovak SlovenskoSlovakiaslôˈvĕnskô, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,439,000), 18,917 sq mi (48,995 sq km), central Europe…

Sigismund

(Encyclopedia) SigismundSigismundsĭjˈĭsmənd, sĭgˈ–, 1368–1437, Holy Roman emperor (1433–37), German king (1410–37), king of Hungary (1387–1437) and of Bohemia (1419–37), elector of Brandenburg (1376–…

Cleveland, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland. 1 City (2020 pop. 372,674), seat of Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River; laid out (1796)…

Czechoslovakia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiachĕkˌōslōväkˈēə, Czech ČeskoslovenskoCzechoslovakiachĕsˈkōslōvĕnˌskō, former federal republic, 49,370 sq mi (127,869 sq km), in central Europe. On…

Czech Republic

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika, or Czechia Czech Republic…

Slavs

(Encyclopedia) SlavsSlavsslävz, slăvz, the largest ethnic and linguistic group of peoples in Europe belonging to the Indo-European linguistic family. It is estimated that the Slavs number over 300…

Czech literature

(Encyclopedia) Czech literature, literary works that constitute part of the Czech culture and, except for some early compositions written in liturgical languages, is in the Czech language. After…