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Hohenzollern, former province, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Hohenzollern, former province of Germany. After 1945 it became part of the temporary state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern, which was included in the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. Its chief city w...

Ghana, former empire, Africa

(Encyclopedia)Ghana gäˈnə [key], ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali, and S Mauritania. The empire was founded c.6th cent. by Soninke peoples and lay astride the tra...

Hull, former city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Hull, former city, Que., Canada: see Gatineau. ...

Inverness, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Inverness, former county, Scotland: see Inverness-shire. ...

Jülich, former duchy, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Jülich yüˈlĭkh [key], former duchy, Germany, between Cologne and Aachen. At first a county, Jülich was raised to a duchy in 1356, and in 1423 it was united with the county of Berg. After the exti...

Aberdeen, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Aberdeen, former county, Scotland: see Aberdeenshire. ...

Dumbarton, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Dumbarton, former county, Scotland: see Dumbartonshire. ...

Dumfries, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Dumfries, former county, Scotland: see Dumfriesshire. ...

Cumberland, former county, England

(Encyclopedia)Cumberland, former county, N England. In 1974, Cumberland became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Cumbria. ...

Clwyd, former county, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Clwyd klo͝oˈĭd [key], former county, N Wales, created in 1974 from Flintshire and parts of Denbighshire and Merionethshire. It was dissolved in 1996 and divided among the unitary authorities of Fli...