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Georgia, state, United States

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Georgia jôrˈjə [key], state in the SE United States, the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be founded. It is bordered by Florida (S), Alabama (W), Tennessee and North Carolina (N), and South ...

law of the sea

(Encyclopedia)law of the sea: see maritime law; sea, law of the; seas, freedom of the. ...

Bosporus, University of the

(Encyclopedia)Bosporus, University of the, at İstanbul, Turkey; opened 1863 as Robert College, with funds contributed by Christopher R. Robert and other Americans for the higher education of Turkish men. Its name ...

South, University of the

(Encyclopedia)South, University of the, called Sewanee, at Sewanee, Tenn.; Episcopal; coeducational; chartered 1858, opened 1868. It has a college of arts and sciences and a theological school. The university publi...

Comoros, the

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Comoros, the kŏmˈərōs [key], officially Union of the Comoros (2020 est. pop. 869,601), 838 sq mi ...

Ardennes, Battle of the

(Encyclopedia)Ardennes, Battle of the: see Battle of the Bulge. ...

Rhine, Confederation of the

(Encyclopedia)Rhine, Confederation of the: see Confederation of the Rhine. ...

Dead, Book of the

(Encyclopedia)Dead, Book of the: see Book of the Dead. ...

Doctors of the Church

(Encyclopedia)Doctors of the Church: see Fathers of the Church. ...

Staple, Merchants of the

(Encyclopedia)Staple, Merchants of the: see Merchants of the Staple. ...