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Tukhachevsky, Mikhail Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Tukhachevsky or Toukhachevski, Mikhail NikolayevichTukhachevsky or Toukhachevski, Mikhail Nikolayevichboth: mēkhəyēlˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch t&oomacr;khəchĕfˈskē [key], 1893–1937, Soviet…Travis, William Barrett
(Encyclopedia) Travis, William BarrettTravis, William Barretttrăvˈĭs [key], 1809–36, hero of the Texas Revolution, b. Edgefield co., S.C. He moved to Claiborne, Ala., where he practiced law. Travis…Thanjavur
(Encyclopedia) ThanjavurThanjavurtənjäˈv&oomacr;r [key], formerly TanjoreThanjavurtănjôrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 202,013), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. It is a district administrative headquarters…Safavid
(Encyclopedia) SafavidSafavidsäfäˈwēd [key], Iranian dynasty (1499–1736), that established Shiite Islam in Iran as an official state religion. The Safavid state provided both the territorial and…Sigismund II
(Encyclopedia) Sigismund II or Sigismund Augustus, 1520–72, king of Poland (1548–72). Crowned in 1530 to assure his succession, he assumed the royal functions at the death of his father, Sigismund I…sign language
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Manual alphabet sign language, gestural communication used as an alternative or replacement for speech. Sign languages resemble oral languages in every way other than their…Qaddafi, Muammar al-
(Encyclopedia) Qaddafi, Muammar al-Qaddafi, Muammar al-m&oomacr;äm-märˈ äl-käd-däˈfē [key], 1942–2011, Libyan army officer and dictator. He graduated from the Univ. of Libya in 1963 and became an…Kérkira
(Encyclopedia) KérkiraKérkirakĕrˈkērä [key] or CorfuCorfukôrˈf&oomacr; [key], Lat. Corcyra, island (1991 pop. 104,781), 229 sq mi (593 sq km), NW Greece, in the Ionian Sea, the second largest of…Holmes, Oliver Wendell, American jurist
(Encyclopedia) Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841–1935, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1902–32), b. Boston; son of the writer Oliver Wendell Holmes. He served (1861–64) with…Nadir Shah
(Encyclopedia) Nadir Shah or Nader ShahNader Shahboth: näˈdēr shä [key], 1688–1747, shah of Iran (1736–47), sometimes considered the last of the great Asian conquerors. He was a member of the Afshar…Trending
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