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Dux
Dux (plural: duces) is Latin for leader (from the verb ducere, 'to lead') and could refer to anyone who commanded troops, such as tribal leaders. Contents 1 Roman empire1.1 List of ducal posts and their offices2 Post-Roman uses3 Sources and references Roman empire In the Ro..
DUX
The DUX-53 and DUX-59 were submachine guns designed at the Oviedo Arsenal in Spain. They were based directly on the design of the Finnish 9mm Model 44 submachine gun, which in turn was based on the Soviet PPS-43. A large number of these weapons were produced for the West German Border Police, and wa..
Duxbury, Vermont
Duxbury, Vermont Duxbury is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,289 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 111.6 km² (43.1 mi²). 111.2 km² (42.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi..
Duxbury (CDP), Massachusetts
Duxbury is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The population was 1,426 at the 2000 census. Geography Duxbury is located at [42°2′34″N, 70°40′22″W] (42.042891, -70.672928)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accor..
Duxbury (town), Massachusetts
Duxbury is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Although not located in the same county as Boston, Duxbury is considered to be a Boston suburb, located approximately 35 miles to the south of that city. The population was 14,248 at the 2000 census. For geographic and d..
Duxbury Pier Light
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Duxbury Woods
Duxbury Woods is an area of woodland and parkland situated in Chorley, Lancashire, at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. Duxbury today is home to Duxbury Jubilee Park, Duxbury Golf Course, The woods and the River Yarrow. It was also home to Duxbury Hall which was the seat of the Standish fami..
Duxelles
Duxelles is a finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in butter. It is a basic preparation used in stuffings and sauces (notably, Beef Wellington). It is said to have been created by the 17th-century French chef François Pierre La Varenne (1615–1678) and to have b..
Duxford
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Duxiana
A Swedish company, privately owned by the Ljung family, that manufactures high-end mattresses. http://www.duxbed.com/ ..
Duxianqin
The duxianqin (独弦琴, pinyin: dúxiánqín; lit. "single string zither") is a Chinese plucked string instrument with only one string. It is played using harmonics, with the string's tension varied by the use of a flexible rod manipulated with the left hand. The duxianqin is nearly identical to..
Dux Britanniarum
Dux Britanniarum was a military post in Roman Britain, probably created by Diocletian or Constantine I during the late third or early fourth century AD. It is listed in the Notitia Dignitatum as being one of the three commands in Britain, along with the Comes Britanniarum and Count of the Saxon Sho..
Du Xian
Du Xian 杜暹 was a jiedushi and chancellor of Tang China. He was famous for opposing corruption inside the court. |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Du Xigui
Du Xigui (杜錫珪) (Wade-Giles Tu Hsi-Kuei) (1875-1933) was a Chinese admiral during the warlord era. Born in Fuzhou, he graduated from Nanjing's naval college in 1902. In 1922, he was made chief of the navy and helped the Zhili clique defeat Zhang Zuolin. In the spring of 1923, Shanghai's fleet..
Du Xing
Du Xing, nicknamed the 'Demon Face', was one of the 108 Liangshan heroes in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. Du is best known as the loyal servant to Li Ying whilst the latter was still the chief of the Li Village, which was part of the tri-village (with the Zhu and Hu families) alliance s..
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