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boat people
(Encyclopedia)boat people, term used to describe the Indochinese refugees who fled Communist rule after the Vietnam War (1975) in small boats and the many ethnic Chinese who left Vietnam similarly after China's inv...Rovinj
(Encyclopedia)Rovinj rôˈvēnyə [key], Ital. Rovigno d'Istria, town (2011 pop. 13,056), in Croatia, on the Istrian coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is a seaport with shipbuilding and fishing industries. Rovinj belon...Strumica
(Encyclopedia)Strumica stro͞oˈmĭtsä [key], town (1994 pop. 43,868), SE North Macedonia. It is an agricultural center reliant on tobacco, livestock, and cotton production. Strumica, an ancient town, was long und...Isonzo
(Encyclopedia)Isonzo ēzônˈtsō [key], river, 87 mi (140 km) long, rising in the Julian Alps, NW Slovenia, and flowing S through Slovenia, where it is known as the Soča, then SW through NE Italy before emptying ...Zrenjanin
(Encyclopedia)Zrenjanin zrĕnyäˈnēn [key], city (1991 pop. 81,316), NE Serbia, in the Vojvodina region of Serbia, on the Begej River. A river port and a railway center, it has industries that produce foodstuffs,...Šarec, Marjan
(Encyclopedia)Šarec, Marjan, 1977–, Slovenian political leader and actor, b. Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia). He had a career as a comedian and political satirist on radio and television before he was el...Split
(Encyclopedia)Split splēt [key], Ital. Spalato, city (2011 pop. 178,102), S Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is a major seaport, a regional transportation hub, and a leading commercial cente...Peter I, king of Serbia
(Encyclopedia)Peter I, 1844–1921, king of Serbia (1903–18) and king of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1918–21), son of Prince Alexander of Serbia (Alexander Karadjordjević). He was brought up in exile in G...Pašić, Nikola
(Encyclopedia)Pašić or Pashitch, Nikola both: nēˈkôlä päˈshĭch [key], 1845?–1926, Serbian statesman. After studying engineering, he became interested in politics and was elected (1878) to the Serbian par...Djukanović, Milo
(Encyclopedia)Djukanović, Milo mēˈlō jo͞okänˈōvĭch [key], 1962–, Montenegrin political leader, president (1998–2002, 2018–) and prime minister (1991–98, 2003–6, 2008–10, 2012–16) of Montenegr...Browse by Subject
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