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  • 121Alexander I — 1. Saint, pope A.D. 106? 115. 2. (Aleksandr Pavlovich) 1777 1825, czar of Russia 1801 25. 3. (Alexander Obrenovich or Aleksandar Obrenovic) 1876 1903, king of Serbia 1889 1903. 4. 1888 1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921 34 (son of Peter I of Serbia).… …

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  • 122native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called  American Indian,  Amerindian,  Amerind,  Indian,  Aboriginal American,  or  First Nation… …

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  • 123Native American — Indian (def. 1). Usage. See Indian, Eskimo. * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called  American Indian,  Amerindian,  Amerind,  Indian,  Aboriginal A …

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  • 124Two Gentlemen of Verona, The — a comedy (1594 95) by Shakespeare. * * * ▪ work by Shakespeare       an early play in five acts by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare, William), written perhaps in 1590–94 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from an authorial manuscript. It is …

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  • 125Bramante, Donato — born 1444, probably at Monte Asdruvaldo, Duchy of Urbino died April 11, 1514, Rome Italian architect and perspectivist painter. The son of a farmer, he was working as a painter by 1477. His early architectural works included the church of Santa… …

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  • 126Donne, John — born с Jan. 24–June 19, 1572, London, Eng. died March 31, 1631, London English poet. Donne was born into a Roman Catholic family. He entered the University of Oxford at age 12; he later transferred to the University of Cambridge and subsequently… …

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  • 127Grimald, Nicholas — ▪ English scholar Grimald also spelled  Grimalde, Grimvald, or Grimoald   born 1519/20, Huntingdonshire, Eng. died c. 1559       English scholar and poet, best known as a contributor to Songes and Sonettes (1557), known as Tottel s Miscellany, an …

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  • 128Montaigne, Michel de — ▪ French writer and philosopher Introduction in full  Michel Eyquem de Montaigne  born Feb. 28, 1533, Château de Montaigne, near Bordeaux, France died Sept. 23, 1592, Château de Montaigne  French writer whose Essais (Essays) established a new… …

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