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Regulator movement
(Encyclopedia)Regulator movement, designation for two groups, one in South Carolina, the other in North Carolina, that tried to effect governmental changes in the 1760s. In South Carolina, the Regulator movement wa...Nonaligned Movement
(Encyclopedia)Nonaligned Movement, organized movement of nations that attempted to form a third world force through a policy of nonalignment with the United States and Soviet Union. Yugoslavia, India, Indonesia, Eg...Indian Mutiny
(Encyclopedia)Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. It is also...Indian paintbrush
(Encyclopedia)Indian paintbrush: see figwort.Indian shot
(Encyclopedia)Indian shot: see canna.Indian turnip
(Encyclopedia)Indian turnip: see arum.Indian nut
(Encyclopedia)Indian nut: see pine nut.Indian rice
(Encyclopedia)Indian rice: see wild rice.Indian subcontinent
(Encyclopedia)Indian subcontinent, region, S central Asia, comprising the countries of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh and the Himalayan states of Nepal, and Bhutan. Sri Lanka, an island off the southeastern tip of...Indian music
(Encyclopedia)Indian music, of India: see Hindu music. ...Browse by Subject
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