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(Encyclopedia) Dagestan Republic or Daghestan Republic dägəstänˈ [key], constituent republic, c.19,4...

(Encyclopedia) Ulster, northernmost of the historic provinces of Ireland. Modern Ulster consists of nine counties. Six (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Derry, and Tyrone) now make up Northern Ireland (see Ireland, ...

(Encyclopedia) Komi Republic, constituent republic (1990 pop. 1,270,000), c.160,000 sq mi (414,400 sq km), NE European Russia. Syktyvkar is the capital. The region is a wooded lowland, stretching across the Pechora ...

(Encyclopedia) Helvetic Republic hĕlvēˈtĭk [key], 1798–1803, Swiss state established under French auspices. In Sept., 1797, several exiled Swiss leaders in France (notably Frédéric César de La Harpe) formal...

(Encyclopedia) Cispadane Republic: see Cisalpine Republic. ...

(Encyclopedia) Daghestan Republic: see Dagestan Republic. ...

(Encyclopedia) Transpadane Republic: see Cisalpine Republic. ...

(Encyclopedia) Tyva Republic, Russia: see Tuva Republic. ...

(Encyclopedia) Altay Republic: see Altai Republic, Russia. ...

(Encyclopedia) Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English bar (1893). He s...