The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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... tribe occupying the country be- tween the Red Sea and the Nile , to the S. of Kosseir , nearly as far as the latitude ... tribes , they fight from camels , their breed of which is famed . They possess considerable property , and trade in ...
... tribe occupying the country be- tween the Red Sea and the Nile , to the S. of Kosseir , nearly as far as the latitude ... tribes , they fight from camels , their breed of which is famed . They possess considerable property , and trade in ...
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... tribes in their attempt to check the His efforts were growing power of the French in Africa . at first successful , and in 1834 he concluded a treaty with the French general , which was very favourable to his cause . This treaty was ...
... tribes in their attempt to check the His efforts were growing power of the French in Africa . at first successful , and in 1834 he concluded a treaty with the French general , which was very favourable to his cause . This treaty was ...
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... tribe , whose origin and earlier history were unknown . It is thus the equivalent of the Greek autochthones . It is therefore , strictly speaking , not a proper name at all , although , from being applied to one tribe ( or group of tribes ) ...
... tribe , whose origin and earlier history were unknown . It is thus the equivalent of the Greek autochthones . It is therefore , strictly speaking , not a proper name at all , although , from being applied to one tribe ( or group of tribes ) ...
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... tribes . In modern times the term Aborigines has been extended in signification , and is used to indicate the inhabitants found in a country at its first discovery , in contradistinction to colonies or new races , the time of whose ...
... tribes . In modern times the term Aborigines has been extended in signification , and is used to indicate the inhabitants found in a country at its first discovery , in contradistinction to colonies or new races , the time of whose ...
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... tribes , descended partly from Abram and Keturah , partly from him and Hagar or Ishmael . These dwelt in Arabia Deserta and Petræa , as also in the northern half of Arabia Felix . 1. We cannot adopt the opinion of Von Bohlen and Dozy ...
... tribes , descended partly from Abram and Keturah , partly from him and Hagar or Ishmael . These dwelt in Arabia Deserta and Petræa , as also in the northern half of Arabia Felix . 1. We cannot adopt the opinion of Von Bohlen and Dozy ...
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