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• popularly — [[t]pɒ̱pjʊlə(r)li[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with ed If something or someone is popularly known as something, most people call them that, although it is not their official name or title. ...the Mesozoic era, more popularly known as the age of… …   English dictionary

• popularly — pop|u|lar|ly [ papjlərli ] adverb 1. ) by most people or in most situations: The duchess is popularly known as Fergie. someone who was popularly believed to be wealthy 2. ) a popularly elected government is elected in a democratic election: a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• History of Russia — The history of Russia begins with that of the East Slavs. The first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus , adopted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988, [cite web|title=Kievan Rus and Mongol Periods|url=http://www.shsu.edu/ his… …   Wikipedia

• pop·u·lar·ly — /ˈpɑːpjəlɚli/ adv 1 : by many people or most people a popularly held belief The polygraph machine is more popularly [=commonly] known as a “lie detector.” 2 : by being chosen or voted for by most of the people He was the country s first popularly …   Useful english dictionary

• Yeltsin, Boris — ▪ president of Russia in full  Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin   born February 1, 1931, Sverdlovsk [now Yekaterinburg], Russia, U.S.S.R. died April 23, 2007, Moscow, Russia  Russian politician, who became president of Russia in 1990. In 1991 he became …   Universalium

• Wild Lily student movement — Taiwan s Wild Lily student movement (zh t|t=野百合學運) or March student movement was a six day student demonstration in 1990 for democratic reform. The sit in at Memorial Square in Taipei, initiated by only a few students from National Taiwan… …   Wikipedia

• List of Governors of the Department of Cesar — NOTOC The Governor of Cesar Department is the popularly elected leader of the department of Cesar in northern Colombia to manage executive functions. Since the establishment of the Cesar Department in December 21, 1967 governors were appointed by …   Wikipedia

• Commons, House of — Popularly elected lower house of the bicameral British Parliament. Because it alone has the power to levy taxes and allocate expenditures, it is Britain s chief legislative authority. It originated in the late 13th century, when landholders and… …   Universalium

• India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium