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Peasant — A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground. The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays , or countryside. The term peasant today is sometimes used in a pejorative sense… … Wikipedia
Peasant Revolt in Albania — The Peasant Revolt in Albania Hendrik Reimers, Dutch captain of the International Gendarmerie, captured by rebels (June 1914) … Wikipedia
peasant */ — UK [ˈpez(ə)nt] / US [ˈpezənt] noun [countable] Word forms peasant : singular peasant plural peasants 1) someone who works on another person s farm or on their own small farm. This word is used mainly about people in poor countries or people in… … English dictionary
peasant — peas|ant [ pezənt ] noun count * 1. ) someone who works on another person s farm or on their own small farm. This word is used mainly about people in poor countries or people in history: The majority of the population are landless peasants. a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Swiss peasant war of 1653 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Swiss peasant war of 1653 partof= caption= date=January ndash; June 1653 place=Cantons of Lucerne, Berne, Solothurn, Basel, and the Aargau, in the Old Swiss Confederacy casus=Popular revolt territory=… … Wikipedia
1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = 1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising caption = Map of the Salvadoran districts affected by the uprising. date = January 22, 1932 ndash; July 11, 1932 place = El Salvador territory = result = Uprising suppressed by … Wikipedia
ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
primitive culture — Introduction in the lexicon of early anthropologists, any of numerous societies characterized by features that may include lack of a written language, relative isolation, small population, relatively simple social institutions and… … Universalium
Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… … Universalium
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