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Buzău
(Encyclopedia) Buzău Buzău b&oobreve;zûˈ&oobreve; [key], city, SE Romania, in Walachia, on the Buzău River. It…Little Entente
(Encyclopedia) Little EntenteLittle Ententeäntäntˈ [key], loose alliance formed in 1920–21 by Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia. Its specific purposes were the containment of Hungarian…Trianon, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Trianon, Treaty of, 1920, agreement following World War I in which the Allies disposed of Hungarian territories. The internal chaos in Hungary that followed the dissolution (1918) of…Elizabeth, queen of Romania
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1843–1916, queen of Romania, consort of King Carol I, whom she married in 1869. Of German birth, she was the daughter of Hermann, prince of Wied. She completely identified…Mureşul
(Encyclopedia) MureşulMureşulm&oomacr;ˈrĕsh&oomacr;l [key], Hung. MarosMureşulmŏˈrôsh [key], river, c.470 mi (760 km) long, rising in the Carpathian Mts., N central Romania. It flows…Transylvanian Alps
(Encyclopedia) Transylvanian Alps, Romanian Carpaţii Meridionali, southern branch of the Carpathian Mts., extending c.225 mi (360 km) E across central Romania from the Danube River at the Iron Gate.…Baia Mare
(Encyclopedia) Baia Mare Baia Mare bīˈä mäˈrĕ [key], Hung. Nagybánya, city, NW Romania, in…Bacău
(Encyclopedia) Bacău Bacău bäkŭˈ&oobreve; [key], city, E Romania, in Moldavia, on the Bistriţa River. The…Iaşi
(Encyclopedia) Iaşi Iaşi yäsh [key] or Jassy Iaşi yäˈsē…Abd al-Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Abd al-AzizAbd al-Azizäbˌdäl-äzēzˈ [key] or AbdülazizAbdülazizTurk. äbdülˈäzēzˈ [key], 1830–76, Ottoman sultan (1861–76), brother and successor of Abd al-Majid. The economic and…Trending
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