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91Danube River — German Donau Slovak Dunaj Serbo Croatian and Bulgarian Dunav Romanian Dunarea Russian Dunay River, central Europe. The second longest European river (after the Volga), it rises in Germany s Black Forest and flows about 1,770 mi (2,850 km) to the… …
92Klaproth, Martin Heinrich — ▪ German chemist born Dec. 1, 1743, Wernigerode, Brandenburg died Jan. 1, 1817, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany] German chemist who discovered uranium (1789), zirconium (1789), and cerium (1803). He described them as distinct elements, though he …
93Donation of Constantine — One of the most important and well known forgeries of the early Middles Ages, this document presented itself as issued by the fourth century emperor Constantine, conferring great power on the pope. The date of composition and the purpose of… …
94education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
95Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
96Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
97Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
98environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
99France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
100Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
