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British Antarctic Territory
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Ephraim
Ephraim , in the Bible, younger son of Joseph and Asenath and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His tribe occupied the rugged country around Shiloh that later came to be called Mt. Ephraim. Ephraim was also a name for the Northern Kingdom when Israel was territorially reduced,... Read more |
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Military Occupation
MILITARY OCCUPATION Military occupation occurs when a belligerent state invades the territory of another state with the intention of holding the territory at least temporarily. While hostilities continue, the occupying state is prohibited by international law from annexing the territory or creating... Read more |
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Battle of Dyrham
Dyrham, battle of, 577. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, with remarkable detail, recorded that at Dyrham, east of Bristol, Ceawlin, king of Wessex, defeated and killed three British kings, and went on to occupy Bath, Cirencester, and Gloucester. There is little doubt that this was a major victory in the... Read more |
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kray
kray [Rus.,=edge], administrative and territorial unit of Russia . There are nine krays, or territories, within Russia. They are: Altai Territory , Kamchatka Territory, Khabarovsk Territory , Krasnodar Territory , Krasnoyarsk Territory , Maritime Territory , Perm Territory, Stavropol... Read more |
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Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories territory (2001 pop. 37,360), 532,643 sq mi (1,379,028 sq km), NW Canada. The Northwest Territories lie W of Nunavut, N of lat. 60°N, and E of Yukon. Until 1999, when the Northwest Territories were divided and the eastern portion became Nunavut , the region occupied more... Read more |
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Military Government
MILITARY GOVERNMENT A government that is established during or after military occupation by the victorious country in an armed conflict. According to international law, the territory that has been placed under the authority of a hostile army continues to belong to the state that has been ousted.... Read more |
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Tigray
Tigray ETHNONYM: Tigre Orientation Identification. The Tigray are the largest ethnic group in the Ethiopian province of Tigray and in the Eritrean nation. The Tigray have not been as thoroughly studied as their culturally similar neighbors, the Amhara, with whom they share an "imperial"... Read more |
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Degeangli
Degeangli. Indigenous British tribe of the Iron Age and Roman periods whose territory covered much of northern Wales. They were the northern neighbours of the Ordovices. Responding to the tribal uprisings instigated by the British chief Caratacus, the governor P. Ostorius Scapula attacked the... Read more |
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Amira Hass Views Gaza Onslaught as Israel's Latest Effort to Cut It off From...
...witness analysis of Israel's systematic...mentioned that Israel has collected...when it first occupied the Palestinian territories following the...is contained in Israel's population...swallow the bait." According... |
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Old labour, new history
...Chancellor, he cut public spending...sector, for whom cuts in orders and...on allegedly occupied Arab land. British...were caused by Israel's plan to build...Arab land' is territory which he wishes...concessions by Israel. ... |