aphelion
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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aphelion (astron.) point of a planet's or comet's orbit at which it is farthest from the sun. XVII. Graecized form (Kepler) of modL.
aphēlium, f.
APO- + Gr.
hélios SUN, after L.
apogæum APOGEE.
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Romania Today.
News Wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 12/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...Mongols. In the 13th century two principalities, Moldavia and Walachia, emerged, becoming vassal states within the Turkish Empire...Romania includes seven historic and geographic regions: Walachia, Moldavia, Transylvania, and parts of Bukovina, Crisana...
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5 Years in the Making, Ceausescu's Palace Is, Well, Massive
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/31/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...was known as the Monastery of Michael the Brave. Prince Michael of Walachia, in 1600, was the first ruler to unite the three regions that make up contemporary Romania-Walachia, Moldavia and Transylvania. Tearing down the monastery to suit...
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Socialists against the past. (elimination of architectural heritage in Romania)
Magazine article from: National Review; 4/1/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...have suffered under Ceausescu's Communist regime, so have Walachia and Moldavia, the core of Rumania itself. The Hungarians...the Hungarians of Transylvania, but also the Rumanians of Walachia and Moldavia have appealed to UNESCO for help. After all...
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SPRINGBORO GIRL GOLFERS DRIVE TO MAKE GAME BETTER
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 9/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...rest of the team includes seniors Kender Bloom and Melissa Walachia, who are competing for the No. 3 and No. 4 spots on the...competing for playing time. Young says the success of Bloom, Walachia and Woeste will determine how far the Panthers go this season...
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Catching up on vampire myth online
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/31/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...known as Vlad III or the Impaler, he ruled a place called Walachia, a small kingdom in the Transylvanian Alps. Vlad reigned...probably wouldn't recognise his kingdom on today's map as Walachia joined Moldavia to form the state of Romania in 1859. However...
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National Day of Romania.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 12/1/2007; 624 words
; ...Transylvania to achieve this unity and freedom. On December 1, 1918, the Romanian provinces including historical ones like Walachia, Modavia, and Transylvania, were reunited. After the Revolution of December, 1989, which overthrew the Ceausescu regime...
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Want a REAL vampire? Try that Arnold Paole of Serbia. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/29/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...person in Romanian history named Vlad Tepes. He was not a count but a prince. His castle was not in Transylvania, but in Walachia. And whatever else his social failings may have been, Vlad was never viewed by the locals as a vampire (which makes you...
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The history of capital punishment.(Time Trip)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 1/13/2006; 673 words
; ...with a dog, a rooster, a poisonous snake, and an ape and then submerged in water until dead. Criminals in 15th-century Walachia (now southern Romania) didn't have it any easier. Vlad III Dracula loved using capital punishment. His favorite method...
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Snow Special: It may be the home of Dracula, but the prices aren't scary You won't be challenged by Romania's pistes, but who cares when there's so much else to do and it's all so cheap. Minty Clinch enjoys wild nights (and wild life) in tourist-friendly Transylvania
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 10/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...centuries as vassal states of the aggressively expansionist Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires that surrounded them, Walachia and Moldavia were united as Romania under Ottoman rule in 1862. Fifteen years later, the country won its independence and...
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Vampire who was allergic to blood; Countess Dracula faints over a nosebleed in the audience.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/19/2004; 682 words
; ...s Dracula and the story of the man who inspired his character, Vlad the Impaler. The 15th century Prince Vlad Dracul of Walachia repelled an invading Turkish army with a demonstration of his cruelty which involved filling a field in their path with bodies...
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Walachia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Walachia or Wallachia , historic region (29,568 sq mi/76,581 sq...city. The Oltul River, a tributary of the Danube, divides Walachia into Muntenia or Greater Walachia (20,265 sq mi/52,486 sq km) in the east and Oltenia...
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Romania
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
...culture. The three regions—Walachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania—...regions: Moldavia in the northeast and Walachia in the south. The Transylvanian Alps...symbolize Transylvania, Moldavia, and Walachia, respectively. The coat of arms, adopted...
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Ypsilanti
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...emperor and hospodar (governor) of Walachia (1774-82, 1796-97) and of Moldavia...1799-1801) and became hospodar of Walachia in 1802. He was deposed in 1806 for...restored (1807) to the government of Walachia by the Russians, who had occupied that...
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Michael the Brave
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Michael the Brave d. 1601, prince of Walachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania (1599...emperor for his appointment as prince of Walachia, he did away with his Ottoman creditors...massacred. This act was imitated throughout Walachia and became known as the Walachian Vespers...
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Moldavia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...borders on Ukraine in the northeast and on Walachia in the south. In Romania it comprises...Bessarabia . Like its sister principality, Walachia, it was torn by strife among the boyars...Turkish War of 1828-29, Moldavia and Walachia were made virtual protectorates of Russia...
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