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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Pycnonotidae .
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Examples
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Ruthlessness also shows up in the killing of Bleda, the brother with whom Attila originally shared power.
Attila the Hun 2008
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He, a short time previously, in order to possess the entire monarchy, had murdered his brother Bleda; and having thus become very powerful,
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After their death he succeeded to the throne of the Huns, together with his brother Bleda.
The Origin and Deeds of the Goths Jordanes
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While Vannozza may not have been actually placed in possession of the castle of Bleda near Viterbo by Alexander VI, some of its appanages were allotted to her.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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In 445 Bleda died, possibly by murder; and in 445 Attila, now sole king of the Huns, invaded the Eastern Empire, and ravaged it even to the gates of
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In 434 he became king of the Huns with his brother Bleda.
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His brother Bleda, who reigned over a considerable part of the nation, was compelled to resign his sceptre and his life.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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A violent tempest of wind and rain, of thunder and lightning, overturned their tents, immersed their baggage and furniture in the water, and scattered their retinue, who wandered in the darkness of the night, uncertain of their road, and apprehensive of some unknown danger, till they awakened by their cries the inhabitants of a neighboring village, the property of the widow of Bleda.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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His two nephews, Attila and Bleda, who succeeded to the throne of their uncle, consented to a personal interview with the ambassadors of
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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Attila murders his brother, Bleda, and rules alone over the Huns.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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