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Dodona
(Encyclopedia) DodonaDodonadōdōˈnə [key], in Greek religion, the oldest oracle, in inland Epirus, near modern Janina, sacred to Zeus and Dione. According to Herodotus, an old oak tree there became an…Mur
(Encyclopedia) MurMurm&oobreve;r [key], Hung., Slovenian, and Croatian MuraMurm&oomacr;ˈrä [key], river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in the Hohe Tauern, S central Austria. It flows NE to…Satu-Mare
(Encyclopedia) Satu-MareSatu-Maresäˈt&oomacr;-mäˈrĕ [key], Hung. Szatmárnémeti or Szatmár, city (1990 pop. 137,723), NW Romania, in Crişana-Maramureş, on the Someşul River, near the Hungarian…Subotica
(Encyclopedia) SuboticaSuboticas&oomacr;ˌbôˈtĭtsä [key], Ger. Maria Theresiopel or Theresiopel, Hung. Szabadka, city (1991 pop. 100,386), N Serbia, in the Vojvodina region. An important railway…Vambery, Arminius
(Encyclopedia) Vambery, Arminius or HermannVambery, Arminius or Hermannvämˈbārĭ [key], Hung. Ármin VámbéryVambery, Arminius or Hermannärˈmĭn [key], 1832–1913, Hungarian philologist and traveler. In…ephod
(Encyclopedia) ephod, sacred linen garment worn by the high priests of Israel. It was in two parts—one covering the back, one the front of the body to the hips—and was fastened at the shoulders by…Shimonoseki, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Shimonoseki, Treaty of, Apr. 17, 1895, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. It was negotiated and signed by Ito Hirobumi for Japan and Li Hung-chang for China. Harsh terms were imposed…Osijek
(Encyclopedia) OsijekOsijekōˈsēyĕk [key], Ger. Esseg, Hung. Eszék, city (2011 pop. 108,048), in Croatia, on the Drava River. The chief city of the historic region of Slavonia, it is a river port and…Szechenyi, Count Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Szechenyi, Count StephenSzechenyi, Count Stephensāˈchĕnyē [key], Hung. Széchenyi István, 1791–1860, Hungarian politician. Influenced by his studies in England, he championed the…Košice
(Encyclopedia) KošiceKošicekôˈshĭtsĕ [key], Ger. Kaschau, Hung. Kassa, city (1991 pop. 235,160), E Slovakia. It is a major industrial center and transportation hub and a market for the surrounding…Trending
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