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  • 1Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland     Poland     † Cathol …

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  • 2POLAND — POLAND, republic in E. Central Europe; the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania united formally (Poland Lithuania) in 1569. This article is arranged according to the following outline: the early settlements jewish legal status… …

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  • 3Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …

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  • 4Poland in the Early Middle Ages — According to the currently predominant opinion, the Slavic tribes were not indigenous to the lands that were to become Poland [This is the so called allochthonic theory; according to the autochthonic theory the opposite is true] , but their first …

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  • 5Poland — Polska redirects here. For other uses, see Polska (disambiguation). This article is about the country. For other uses, see Poland (disambiguation). Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska …

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  • 6Poland in Antiquity — Peoples belonging to numerous archeological cultures identified with Celtic, Germanic and Baltic tribes lived in various parts of Poland from about 400 BC. Other groups were no doubt also present, as ethnic composition of archeological cultures… …

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  • 7Poland Is Not Yet Lost — Mazurek Dąbrowskiego English: Dąbrowski s Mazurka One of a series of postcards, designed by Juliusz Kossak, illustrating the lyrics of Mazurek Dąbrowskiego National an …

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  • 8Poland, Maine — Infobox Settlement official name = Poland, Maine settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = The Poland Spring House image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Poland (in yellow) in Androscoggin County and the state …

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  • 9Poland, Ohio — Infobox Settlement official name = Poland, Ohio settlement type = Village nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Poland, Ohio mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country… …

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  • 10Poland —    The Protestant cause in Poland has taken an unusual course. At the time of the Reformation, Poland had a weak central government unable to unify its various language and religious groups. Whatever religion the nobles favored could dominate in… …

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