DUCHIES

Meaning of DUCHIES in English

( pl. )

of Duchy

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DUCHIES — (pl. ) of Duchy
Английский словарь Webster
DUCHIES — pl of duchy.
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DUCHIES — Герцогства
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SAXON DUCHIES — also called Ernestine duchies, German Schsische Herzogtmer, or Ernestinische Herzogtmer several former states in the Thuringian region of east-central Germany, …
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MECKLENBURG — geographical name region NE Germany SE of Jutland Peninsula & E of the Elbe; in 18th & 19th centuries divided …
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DUCHY — noun (plural duchies) Etymology: Middle English duche, from Anglo-French duché, from duc Date: 14th century the territory of a duke …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWABIA — German Schwaben Duchy, medieval Germany, and current administrative district. The duchy of Swabia was nearly coextensive with modern Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, …
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SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION — Conflict between Denmark and Prussia over Schleswig-Holstein . In the 1840s the Danish-speaking population of northern Schleswig, supported by the …
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SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN — Historical area and state (pop., 2002 est.: 2,804,249), northwestern Germany. With an area of 6,073 sq mi (15,729 sq km), …
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POMERANIA — Historical region, northwest-central Europe, on the Baltic Sea between the Vistula rivers. Occupied by Slavs and other peoples, it was …
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LORRAINE — I Historical duchy of western Europe and government region of France. Originally known as Upper Lorraine and later simply as …
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GASTEIN, CONVENTION OF — (Aug. 20, 1865) Agreement between Austria and Prussia following their seizure of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark …
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FARNESE FAMILY — Italian family that ruled the duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1731. The family became noted for its …
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EMILIA-ROMAGNA — Autonomous region (pop., 2001 prelim.: 3,960,549), northern Italy. It covers an area of 8,542 sq mi (22,123 sq km); its …
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COUNT — I or earl European title of nobility, ranking in modern times directly below a marquess or (in countries without marquesses) …
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SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN — /shles"wig hohl"stuyn/ ; Ger. /shlays"vik hawl"shtuyn/ , n. 1. two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MECKLENBURG — geographical name region NE Germany SE of Jutland Peninsula & E of the Elbe; in 18th & 19th centuries divided …
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WETTIN DYNASTY — major European dynasty, genealogically traceable to the start of the 10th century AD. Its earliest known ancestors were active in …
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POMERANIA — Polish Pomorze, German Pommern (from Slavic po, "along"; morze, "sea") historic region of northeastern Europe lying along the Baltic coastal …
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MECKLENBURG
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MARIE-LOUISE — born Dec. 12, 1791, Vienna died Dec. 17, 1847, Parma, Italy in full Marie-louise-lopoldine-franoise-thrse-josphine-lucie, German Maria-luise-leopoldina-franziska-theresia-josepha-luzia Von Habsburg-lothringen, also called …
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KUJAVIA — also spelled Kujawy, Latin Cujavia lowland region of central Poland. It is bounded on the northeast by the Vistula River …
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JULICH — French Juliers, former duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, centred on the town of Jlich, located now in the Aachen …
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HENRY X — born c. 1108 died Oct. 20, 1139, Quedlinburg, Saxony byname Henry The Proud, German Heinrich Der Stolze margrave of Tuscany, …
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HENRY I — born c. 1008 died Aug. 2, 1060, Vitry-aux-Loges, France king of France from 1026 to 1060 whose reign was marked …
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GASTEIN, CONVENTION OF — also called Convention Of Badgastein, agreement between Austria and Prussia reached on Aug. 20, 1865, after their seizure of the …
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ERNEST II — born June 21, 1818, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld died Aug. 22, 1893, Reinhardsbrunn, Thuringia duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, brother of Prince Albert (consort …
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EIDER PROGRAM — (184864), the domestic and foreign policy cornerstone of Denmark's National Liberal governments during the Schleswig-Holstein crises. The program, which called …
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DROYSEN, JOHANN GUSTAV — born July 6, 1808, Treptow, Pomerania died June 19, 1884, Berlin historian and politician whose belief in Prussia's destiny to …
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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN — born March 21, 1685, Eisenach, Thuringia, Ernestine Saxon Duchies died July 28, 1750, Leipzig composer of the Baroque era, the …
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GASTEIN, CONVENTION OF — (Aug. 20, 1865) Agreement between Austria and Prussia following their seizure of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark …
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