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Krk , aCroatian island in theAdriatic Sea .
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I also secured the split half of a ball, or rather an oblate spheroid, of serpentine with depressions, probably where held by finger and thumb; the same form is still used for grinding in the Istrian island of Veglia.
The Land of Midian 2003
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The olive is also extensively cultivated in the Quarnero Islands, especially Veglia and Cherso, and in Corfu.
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Then breaking furiously through the line of Venetian ships, stationed between Veglia and the mainland, and which were totally unprepared for this sudden and daring manoeuvre, they disappeared amidst the shoals and in the small creeks and inlets of the Dalmatian islands belonging to the republic, where the ponderous
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Various
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It was afternoon when Marcello's galley cane in sight of the white cliffs of Cherso, and shortly afterwards entered the channel, running between that island and Veglia.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Various
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Proceeding up the Adriatic we come to the Quarnero Islands, of which the most considerable is Krk (Veglia).
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Henry Baerlein 1917
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The largest of them is Veglia, which in the year 1000 had a bishop, Vitalis, who was preset at a synod in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Glagolitic characters, is used in the Slavic churches of the Dioceses of Zengg, Veglia, Zara, and Spalato, and also by the Franciscans in their three churches in Veglia, one in Cherso, two in Zara, and one in Sebenico.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The fifty-eight bishop, Galzigna (d. in 1823), was also the last, as his diocese was merged in that of Veglia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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The fifty-fifth bishop, Raccamarich, was transferred to Cattaro in 1818, and Ossero and Veglia were united.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Up front, equally tactile chrome clip-ons and mirrors, bang up-to-date switchgear and evocative, Veglia style twin dials.
unknown title 2009
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