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Hivites
Hivites , in the Bible, peaceful tribe probably living in the vicinity of Jerusalem. They were crushed in the Hebrew occupation.
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Karl Robert Nesselrode, Count
Karl Robert Nesselrode, Count , 1780-1862, Russian statesman of German descent, b. Lisbon. He entered diplomatic service under Czar Alexander I , became state secretary in 1814, and attended the Congress of Vienna (1814-15). In 1816, he became Russian foreign minister, sharing influence with Count ...
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garlic
garlic The bulb of Allium sativum with a pungent odour when crushed, widely used to flavour foods. There is some evidence that garlic has a beneficial effect in lowering blood cholesterol....
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julep
julep or mint julep, alcoholic beverage of the S United States. Its basis is properly bourbon whiskey, which is combined with water, sugar, crushed ice, and mint leaves. Juleps are sometimes made with other liquors or flavorings.
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Philip of Hesse
Philip of Hesse , 1504-67, German nobleman, landgrave of Hesse (1509-67), champion of the Reformation. He is also called Philip the Magnanimous. Declared of age in 1518, he helped suppress the Peasants' War . Having embraced Protestantism in 1524 he vainly tried to reconcile Martin Luther and Ulr...
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Manuel I
Manuel I (Manuel Comnenus) , c.1120-1180, Byzantine emperor (1143-80), son and successor of John II. He began his reign with a war against the Seljuk Turks, the subjugation of Raymond of Antioch, and an alliance with the German king, Conrad III , against Roger of Sicily. In 1147 the Second Crusad...
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Nicholas I
Nicholas I 1796-1855, czar of Russia (1825-55), third son of Paul I . His brother and predecessor, Alexander I , died childless (1825). Constantine , Paul's second son, was next in succession but had secretly renounced (1822) the throne after marrying a Polish aristocrat. This secrecy resulted i...
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amalgamation process
amalgamation process , in particular, a method to extract gold and silver from ores. The ore is crushed and treated with mercury , in which the metal dissolves. The amalgam is heated and the mercury evaporates, leaving pure gold or silver. The process has been criticized as an environmental and occ...
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Debrecen
Debrecen , city (1991 est. pop. 213,927), E Hungary, the nation's third largest city and the economic and cultural center of the Great Plain (Alföld) region E of the Tisza River. It is also a county administrative center, a road and rail hub, and an industrial city that produces agricultural ma...
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Gustavus I
Gustavus I , 1496-1560, king of Sweden (1523-60), founder of the modern Swedish state and the Vasa dynasty. Known as Gustavus Eriksson before his coronation, he was the son of Erik Johansson, a Swedish senator and follower of the Sture family. Gustavus was treacherously imprisoned by Christian ...
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