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Będzin
(Encyclopedia)Będzin bĕnˈtsĭn [key], town, Śląskie prov., SE Poland, on the Czarna Przemsza River, a ...Spartacus
(Encyclopedia)Spartacus spärˈtəkəs [key], d. 71 b.c., leader in an ancient Italian slave revolt, b. Thrace. He broke out (73 b.c.) of a gladiators' school at Capua and fled to Mt. Vesuvius, where many fugitives...ranch
(Encyclopedia)ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada...elaphure
(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...Davit, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.Menevia
(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...milu
(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.Walden Pond
(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...Rei
(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.Adamson, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...Browse by Subject
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