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Reform Acts

(Encyclopedia) Reform Acts or Reform Bills, in British history, name given to three major measures that liberalized representation in Parliament in the 19th cent. Representation of the counties and…

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Cree

(Encyclopedia) Cree, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly inhabited the…

Moravian Church

(Encyclopedia) Moravian Church,&sp;Renewed Church of the Brethren, or Unitas FratrumUnitas Fratrumy&oomacr;nēˈtäs fräˈtr&oobreve;m [key], an evangelical Christian communion whose…

Turkic

(Encyclopedia) TurkicTurkictûrˈkĭk [key], group of languages forming a subdivision of the Altaic subfamily of the Ural-Altaic family of languages (see Uralic and Altaic languages). The Turkic group…

Scouts

(Encyclopedia) Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the…

Sarajevo

(Encyclopedia) SarajevoSarajevosârˌəyāˈvō [key], city (2013 pop. 438,443), capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Miljacka River. An important industrial and railway center, its industries include…

2010 Olympics: Freestyle Skiing

Ski Cross added to freestyle mix by Mike Morrison and Christine Frantz Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia…

Derg, Lough

(Encyclopedia) Derg, LoughDerg, Loughlŏkh dĕrg [key], in Ireland. 1 Expansion of the Shannon River, 23 mi (37 km) long and 1 to 5 mi (1.6–8 km) wide, W central Republic of Ireland. On the lake is the…