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Conscience, Hendrik
(Encyclopedia) Conscience, HendrikConscience, Hendrikhĕnˈdrĭk kôNsēäNsˈ [key], 1812–83, Flemish novelist, a founder of modern Flemish literature. His many historical novels were romantic but powerful…Corsicana
(Encyclopedia) Corsicana Corsicana kôrsĭkănˈə [key], city (2020 pop. 25,109), seat of Navarro co., E central Tex.; inc…Gond
(Encyclopedia) GondGondgŏnd [key], ethnic group of central India. The group is now found especially in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and in neighboring areas of Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha,…Andrusov, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Andrusov, Treaty ofAndrusov, Treaty ofănˈdr&oobreve;sŏfˌ, Rus. əndr&oomacr;ˈsəf [key], 1667, signed by Poland and Russia at the village of Andrusov, Russia (present-day…Beaufort West
(Encyclopedia) Beaufort West Beaufort West bōˈfərt [key], town and local municipality, Western Cape prov., S South…Bec
(Encyclopedia) BecBecbĕk [key], former Benedictine abbey, near the village of Bec-Hellouin, Eure dept., N France, in Normandy. Founded in the 11th cent. by Lanfranc, and later directed by Anselm, who…Benda, Wladyslaw Theodor
(Encyclopedia) Benda, Wladyslaw TheodorBenda, Wladyslaw Theodorvlädĭˈsläf [key]Benda, Wladyslaw Theodor bäNdäˈ [key], 1873–1948, Polish American painter and illustrator, b. Poland. He studied at the…Cadbury, George
(Encyclopedia) Cadbury, George, 1839–1922, English manufacturer and social reformer; husband of Elizabeth Mary Cadbury. In 1861, Cadbury and his brother Richard assumed control of their father's…Marengo, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Marengo, battle of, a major engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on June 14, 1800, at the village of Marengo in Piedmont, N Italy. Determined to throw the Austrians back…Manzikert
(Encyclopedia) ManzikertManzikertmănˈzĭkərt [key], Turk. Malazgirt, village, E Turkey, SE of Erzurum. It was an important town of ancient Armenia. A council held there in a.d. 726 reasserted the…Trending
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