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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
(Encyclopedia)Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, a fundamental document of French constitutional history, drafted by Emmanuel Sieyès, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on Aug. 26, 1789, and embodied i...Hebrews, people
(Encyclopedia)Hebrews. For history, see Jews; for religion, see Judaism. ...Lorraine, Lower and Upper
(Encyclopedia)Lorraine, Lower and Upper: see Lotharingia. ...standard temperature and pressure
(Encyclopedia)standard temperature and pressure: see STP. ...Solemn League and Covenant
(Encyclopedia)Solemn League and Covenant: see Covenanters. ...youth-and-old-age
(Encyclopedia)youth-and-old-age: see zinnia.Mason and Slidell Affair
(Encyclopedia)Mason and Slidell Affair: see Trent Affair. ...Rhoden, Ausser and Inner
(Encyclopedia)Rhoden, Ausser and Inner: see Appenzell, Switzerland. ...Central Provinces and Berar
(Encyclopedia)Central Provinces and Berar: see Madhya Pradesh. ...Veneti, people of ancient Gaul
(Encyclopedia)Veneti vĕnˈətī [key], Celtic people of ancient Gaul, who inhabited an area of NW France, now in Morbihan dept. Forming the most important of the Gallic maritime states, they rebelled in 57 b.c. ag...Browse by Subject
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