(Encyclopedia) Tilak, Bal GangadharTilak, Bal Gangadharbäl gŭngˈgədär tēˈläk [key], 1856–1920, Indian nationalist leader. He was a journalist in Pune, and in his newspapers, the Marathi-language…
(Encyclopedia) republic [Lat. res publica,=public affair], today understood to be a sovereign state ruled by representatives of a widely inclusive electorate. The term republic formerly denoted a…
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(Encyclopedia) VarnaVarnavärˈnä [key], city (1993 pop. 307,200), E Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. It is a major port and an industrial center. Manufactures include ships and boats, chemicals, electrical…
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(Encyclopedia) CantacuzeneCantacuzenekănˌtəky&oomacr;zēnˈ [key] or CantacuzinoCantacuzinokänˈtäk&oomacr;zēˈnô [key], noble Romanian family of Greek origin, tracing its descent from the…
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