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(Encyclopedia) larch, any tree of the genus Larix, conifers of the family Pinaceae (pine family), which are unusual in that they are not evergreen. The various species are widely distributed in the…Yaroslav
(Encyclopedia) Yaroslav (Yaroslav the Wise)Yaroslavyərəslävˈ [key], 978–1054, grand duke of Kiev (1019–54); son of Vladimir I. Designated by his father to rule in Novgorod, he became grand duke of…Nootka
(Encyclopedia) NootkaNootkan&oobreve;tˈkə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Wakashan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).…Northern War
(Encyclopedia) Northern War, 1700–1721, general European conflict, fought in N and E Europe at the same time that the War of the Spanish Succession was fought in the west and the south. It arose…skiing
(Encyclopedia) skiing, sport of sliding over snow on skis—long, narrow, flexible runners. Water skiing is a warm-weather sport in which a motor-propelled craft tows a skier through the water.…Chmielnicki, Bohdan
(Encyclopedia) Chmielnicki, Khmelnytskyy or Khmelnitsky, BohdanChmielnicki, Khmelnytskyy or Khmelnitsky, Bohdanall: bəkhdänˈ khmĕlnētˈskē [key], c.1595–1657, hetman (leader) of Ukraine. An educated…Oder-Neisse line
(Encyclopedia) Oder-Neisse line, frontier established in 1945 between Germany and Poland; it followed the Oder and W Neisse rivers from the Baltic Sea to the Czechoslovak border. The boundary,…Men's Olympic Track & Field: Men's Olympic Pole Vault Through the Years
Pole Vault Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's pole vault competition from 1896 to the present. Year Height Record 1896 William Hoyt, USA 10-10 1900…Gorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Gorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, PrinceGorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, Princeəlyĭksänˈdər mēkhīˈləvĭch, gərchəkôfˈ [key], 1798–1883, Russian diplomat. After serving (1854–56) as…Wrocław
(Encyclopedia) WrocławWrocławvrôtsˈläf [key], Ger. Breslau, city (1993 est. pop. 644,000), capital of Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland, on the Oder (Odra) River. A railway center and river port, the…Trending
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