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zemstvo

(Encyclopedia)zemstvo zĕmstˈvō [key] [Rus., from zemlya=land], local assembly that functioned as a body of provincial self-government in Russia from 1864 to 1917. The introduction of the zemstvo system was one o...

South Milwaukee

(Encyclopedia)South Milwaukee, industrial city (1990 pop. 20,958), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., on Lake Michigan; settled 1835, inc. 1897. Draglines, machinery, consumer goods, electrical equipment, and leather products...

Lansing

(Encyclopedia)Lansing. 1 Village (1990 pop. 28,086), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago, near the Ind. line; inc. 1893. Among the city's industries are meatpacking, food processing, and the manufacture of metal...

Rangabe, Alexandros Rizos

(Encyclopedia)Rangabe or Rhangavis, Alexandros Rizos älĕkˈsänᵺrôs rēˈzôs räNgäbāˈ, rängˌgävēsˈ [key], 1810–92, Greek scholar, author, and diplomat, b. Constantinople. After 1831 he held governm...

Lake Forest

(Encyclopedia)Lake Forest, city (1990 pop. 17,836), Lake co., NE Ill., a prestigious residential suburb of Chicago, on Lake Michigan; inc. 1861. The city is known for its scenic lakefront and impressive estates. It...

Menominee, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Menominee, river, 118 mi (190 km) long, formed by the union of the Brule and the Michigamme rivers above Iron Mountain, W Upper Peninsula, N Mich., and flowing SE into Green Bay at Menominee. It passe...

Grand Traverse Bay

(Encyclopedia)Grand Traverse Bay, arm of Lake Michigan, 32 mi (52 km) long and 10 mi (16 km) wide, W central Mich. The bay is known for its fishing and boating. The surrounding area is an important cherry-growing a...

Potawatomi

(Encyclopedia)Potawatomi pŏtˌəwŏtˈəmē [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They are close...

International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

(Encyclopedia)International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), formerly World Conservation Union, international organization founded in 1948 to encourage the preservation of wildlife...

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education

(Encyclopedia)Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education, case decided in 1971 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court held that the constitutional mandate (see Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kan...