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(Encyclopedia)corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking ...British Cameroons
(Encyclopedia)British Cameroons: see Nigeria, Federation of; Cameroon, Republic of. ...British Columbia
(Encyclopedia)CE5 British Columbia, province, 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. The Conservatives ...British Guiana
(Encyclopedia)British Guiana: see Guyana.British Honduras
(Encyclopedia)British Honduras: see Belize.British Isles
(Encyclopedia)British Isles: see Great Britain; Ireland. ...British Library
(Encyclopedia)British Library, national library of Great Britain, located in London; one of the world's great libraries. Long a part of the British Museum, the library collection originated in 1753 when the governm...British Museum
(Encyclopedia)British Museum, the national repository in London for treasures in science and art. Located in the Bloomsbury section of the city, it has departments of antiquities, prints and drawings, coins and med...British Somaliland
(Encyclopedia)British Somaliland: see Somalia.British Togoland
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