History

Vadim V. (Russia)
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  1. historian
    a person who is an authority on the past and who studies it
  2. tsar
    a male monarch or emperor, especially in Russia
  3. emperor
    the male ruler of an empire
  4. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  5. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  6. fortress
    a fortified defensive structure
  7. fort
    a defensive structure
  8. defend
    protect against a challenge or attack
  9. defensive
    an attitude of excessive sensitivity to criticism
  10. protective
    intended or adapted to provide safety of some kind
  11. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
  12. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  13. stronghold
    a strongly fortified defensive structure
  14. sightseeing
    going about to look at places of interest
  15. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  16. excursion
    a journey taken for pleasure
  17. prison
    a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
  18. imprison
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  19. incarcerate
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  20. heritage
    that which is inherited
  21. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
Created on Sun Apr 25 05:40:37 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Apr 26 13:14:09 EDT 2010)

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