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Capulets

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A celebrated Ghibelline family of Verona at mortal feud with that of the Montagues, familiar to us through Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Romeo being of the latter and Juliet of the former.

Capo d'Istria

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A port of a small island in the government of Trieste, connected with the mainland by a causeway half a mile in length.

Cappadocia

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An ancient country in the heart of Asia Minor, of varied political fortune; a plateau with pastures for immense flocks.

Caprera

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A small, barren island off the N. coast of Sardinia, the home of Garibaldi, where he died, and his burial-place.

Carmagnole

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A Red-republican song and dance.

Carnac

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A seaside fishing-village in the Bay of Quibéron, in the dep. of Morbihan, France, with interesting historical records, particularly Celtic, many of them undecipherable by the antiquary.

Carmelites

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A monastic order, originally an association of hermits on Mount Carmel, at length mendicant, called the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, i. e. the Virgin, in consecration to whom it was founded by ...

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