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  • 81Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… …

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  • 82Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …

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  • 83Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …

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  • 84philosophy, Western — Introduction       history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present.       This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …

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  • 85Economic history of Portugal — This article covers the economic history of Portugal.Portugal was once one of the largest and most powerful political and economic powers in the world. Since the 16th century to the end of the Estado Novo regime in 1974, Portugal s dominions were …

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  • 86Upper-atmospheric lightning — is an obsolete term that is no longer used by researchers to refer to a family of electrical breakdown phenomena that occurs well above the altitudes of normal lightning. Current usage favors Transient Luminous Event (TLE) to refer to one of the… …

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  • 87Alps — /alps/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m). * * * I Mountain system, south central Europe.… …

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  • 88horsemanship — /hawrs meuhn ship /, n. 1. the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman. 2. equitation. [1555 65; HORSEMAN + SHIP] * * * Art of training, riding, and handling horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal s direction,… …

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  • 89New Orleans — The Big Easy and NOLA redirect here. For other uses, see The Big Easy (disambiguation) and NOLA (disambiguation). This article is about the city. For other uses, see New Orleans (disambiguation). City of New Orleans Ville de La Nou …

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  • 90List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones — This is a comprehensive listing which highlights significant achievements and milestones based upon Billboard magazine s singles charts, most notably …

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