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French brier

(Encyclopedia)French brier: see heath.

French Somaliland

(Encyclopedia)French Somaliland: see Djibouti, republic. ...

Somaliland, French

(Encyclopedia)Somaliland, French: see Djibouti, republic. ...

French Guinea

(Encyclopedia)French Guinea: see Guinea, republic, Africa. ...

French art

(Encyclopedia)French art, the artistic production of the region that constitutes the historic nation of France. See also French architecture. The innovations of postimpressionism, combined with the influence of C...

French Congo

(Encyclopedia)French Congo: see Congo, Republic of the. ...

Harsha, Indian emperor

(Encyclopedia)Harsha hûrˈshə [key], b. c.590, Indian emperor (606–47). He became (606) king of a small state in the upper Ganges Valley, and by 612 he had built up a vast army with which he forged nearly all I...

Arab-Israeli Wars

(Encyclopedia)Arab-Israeli Wars, conflicts in 1948–49, 1956, 1967, 1973–74, and 1982 between Israel and the Arab states. Tensions between Israel and the Arabs have been complicated and heightened by the politic...

French Equatorial Africa

(Encyclopedia)French Equatorial Africa, former French federation in W central Africa. It consisted of four constituent territories: Gabon, Middle Congo (see Congo, Republic of the), Chad, and Ubangi-Shari (now the ...

North American Indian music

(Encyclopedia)North American Indian music: see Native American music. ...