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Pleven
Pleven or Plevna , city (1993 pop. 130,354), N Bulgaria. A commercial center for a fertile agricultural region, it has food-processing industries and manufactures cotton textiles, cement, and wood and rubber goods. An old Thracian settlement, Pleven was later occupied by the Romans. It became a trade center under Turkish rule (15th–19th cent.). The city is famous for its defense by the Turks against Russian and Romanian troops in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. Its fall (1877) to the Russians after four months of fighting caused the Turks to demand an armistice. |
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"Pleven." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pleven." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pleven.html "Pleven." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pleven.html |
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Pleven
Pleven, Bulgaria Storgosia, Plewna, Kajluka Originally with a Thracian name, it was then given a Slav name before adopting its present one in 1270. The Pleva River, on which it lies, is the source of the name. This comes from a Slavonic root word for ‘to swim’ or ‘to float’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pleven." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pleven." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Pleven.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pleven." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Pleven.html |
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Pleven
Pleven •Melanchthon
•lengthen, strengthen
•Nathan
•Elizabethan, Ethan
•Phaethon • python • leviathan
•Jonathan • marathon • earthen
•Carmarthen • leathern • heathen
•northern • southern • burthen
•Avon, Cavan, cavern, raven, tavern
•Caernarfon, Dungarvan, Javan
•Wilhelmshaven • Tórshavn
•Bevan, Devon, eleven, Evan, heaven, leaven, Pleven, seven, Severn
•Hesvan
•craven, graven, haven, maven, shaven, Stratford-upon-Avon
•even, Sivan, Steven
•driven, forgiven, given, misgiven, Niven, riven, shriven, thriven
•silvern, sylvan
•Godgiven • Sullivan
•enliven, Ivan, liven
•cloven, interwoven, woven
•Beethoven • Eindhoven • proven
•coven, govern, misgovern, oven, sloven
•cordovan • Donovan • Quechuan
•Bronwen • Iowan
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"Pleven." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pleven." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Pleven.html "Pleven." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Pleven.html |
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