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(h n´r k sh nky ´v ch) (KEY) , 1846–1916, Polish novelist and short-story writer. The best-known of Sienkiewicz’s vivid historical novels is Quo...
name for the larva of various species of moths, indigenous to Asia and Africa but now domesticated and raised for silk production throughout most of t...
or public charity, organized provision of educational, cultural, medical, and financial assistance to the needy. Modern social welfare measures may in...
(smûr´d s) (KEY) , d. c.528 B.C., second son of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. He is also called Bardiya. He was assassinated by his brother Camby...
(s lvr t´ , Ger. z lvr t´ä) (KEY) , mountain group of the Alps, in E Switzerland and SW Austria. Its highest peak, Piz Linard (11,185 ft/3,409 m) i...
1938–94, British politician. A barrister, he was first elected to Parliament in 1970 as a Labour party member from Scotland. He served as secretary ...