[Czechs], a branch of the Slavonic family that in the later half of the 6th century settled in Bohemia; have a language of their own, spoken also in Moravia and part of Hungary.
[Czerno`witz] (54), the capital of the Austrian province of Bukowina, on the Pruth.
[Czerny, Charles], a musical composer and pianist, born at Vienna; had Liszt and Thalberg for pupils (1791-1857).
[Czerny, George], leader of the Servians in their insurrection against the Turks; assisted by Russia carried all before him; when that help was withdrawn the Turks gained the advantage, and he had to flee; returning after the independence of Servia was secured, he was murdered at the instigation of Prince Milosch (1766-1817).
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[Dacca] (82), a city 150 m. NE. of Calcutta, on a branch of the Brahmaputra, once the capital of Bengal, and a centre of Mohammedanism; famous at one time for its muslins; the remains of its former grandeur are found scattered up and down the environs and half buried in the jungle; it is also the name of a district (2,420), well watered, both for cultivation and commerce.
[Dacia], a Roman province, N. of the Danube and S. of the Carpathians.
[Dacier, André], a French scholar and critic, born at Castres, in Languedoc; assisted by his wife, executed translations of various classics, and produced an edition of them known as the "Delphin Edition" (1651-1722).
[Dacier, Madame], distinguished Hellenist and Latinist, wife of the preceding, born in Saumur (1651-1720).