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Pátrai

(Encyclopedia) PátraiPátraipäˈtrā [key] or PatrasPatraspəträsˈ, pătˈrəs [key], Lat. Patrae, city (1991 pop. 153,344), capital of Akhaía prefecture, central Greece, in the Peloponnesus. It is a port…

The Other Federalists

Though the Federalist Papers are well known as a primary statement of the principles and purposes of the proposed United States Constitution, there were many writers other than John Jay,…

Brewer's: Jersey

is Caesar's-ey —i.e. Caesar's island. so called in honour of Julius Caesar. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JerusalemJerrymander A B C D E F G H I…

Weimar

(Encyclopedia) WeimarWeimarvīˈmär [key], city (1994 pop. 58,807), E Thuringia, central Germany, on the Ilm River. It is an industrial, transportation, and cultural center. Manufactures include…

Durrës

(Encyclopedia) DurrësDurrësd&oomacr;rˈəs [key], Ital. Durazzo, city (1989 pop. 82,719), capital of Durrës dist., W Albania, on the Adriatic Sea. The chief seaport of Albania and the leading…