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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.…

ECOWAS

(Encyclopedia) ECOWAS: see Economic Community of West African States.

Morrisburg

(Encyclopedia) Morrisburg, village (1991 pop. 2,429), SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. Just east of the village is the Upper Canada Village, a model of a typical 19th-century community.

Adna

(Encyclopedia) AdnaAdnaădˈnə [key], in the Bible, name of two Israelites of the returned community.

Extremadura

(Encyclopedia) Extremadura Extremadura ĕstrəməd&oobreve;ˈrə [key], autonomous community, 16,075 sq mi (41,634 sq…

Gore, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Gore, Charles, 1853–1932, English prelate and theologian. As the first principal (1884–93) of Pusey House, a theological center at Oxford, he was a leading figure in the High Church…

Greenwich, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Greenwich Greenwich grĕnˈĭch [key], residential town (2020 pop. 63,518), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on…