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Batumi
(Encyclopedia)Batumi bəto͝omˈ [key], city (2021 est. pop. 121,806), capital of Adjarian Autonomous R...toy
(Encyclopedia)toy, article designed to be played with, chiefly for children. Archaeological research has revealed numerous playthings from prehistoric civilizations. Early Egyptian, Greek, and Roman dolls, tops, ba...Bydgoszcz
(Encyclopedia)Bydgoszcz bĭdˈgôshch [key], Ger. Bromberg, city (1994 est. pop. 384,000), capital (with Toruń) of Kujawsko-Pomorskie prov., N central Poland, on the Brda River, a tributary of the Vistula. One of ...courtly love
(Encyclopedia)courtly love, philosophy of love and code of lovemaking that flourished in France and England during the Middle Ages. Although its origins are obscure, it probably derived from the works of Ovid, vari...fencing
(Encyclopedia)fencing, sport of dueling with foil, épée, and saber. Swords have been in use since the Bronze Age, and nearly all people of antiquity practiced swordsmanship. Fencing as a contest has existed at ...False Decretals
(Encyclopedia)False Decretals dĭkrēˈtəlz [key], collection of documents, partly spurious, treating of canon law. It was composed between 847 and 852 probably in France, either at Reims or in the province of Tou...middle class
(Encyclopedia)middle class: see bourgeoisie.Middle Congo
(Encyclopedia)Middle Congo: see Congo, Republic of the. ...Middle Country
(Encyclopedia)Middle Country: see Middle Kingdom. ...Middle East
(Encyclopedia)Middle East, term traditionally applied by western Europeans to the countries of SW Asia and NE Africa lying W of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Thus defined it includes Cyprus, the Asian part of T...Browse by Subject
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