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  • 21Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 22Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …

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  • 23Maurice Wilson — with his aeroplane, Ever Wrest, before his flight to India Maurice Wilson MC (1898–1934) was a British soldier, mystic, mountaineer and aviator who is known for his ill fated attempt to climb Mount Everest alone in 1934.[1] …

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  • 24List of Simple series games — This is a list of video games in the Simple series. PlayStation Simple 1500 Series * Vol. 1: The Mahjong (developed by Chatnoir ) * Vol. 2: The Shougi (developed by Alpha Beta ) * Vol. 3: The Gomoku Narabe (developed by Itsui ) * Vol. 4: The… …

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  • 25football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …

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  • 26HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 27Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …

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  • 28Myanmar — /muy ahn mah/, n. Union of, official name of Burma. * * * I or Burma officially Union of Myanmar Country, Southeast Asia, on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Area: 261,228 sq mi (676,577 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 42,238,000. Capital:… …

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  • 29Australian Grand Prix — F1 race Name = Australian Grand Prix Circuit = Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Circuit Laps = 58 Circuit length km = 5.303 Circuit length mi = 3.295 Race length km = 307.574 Race length mi = 191.110 First held = 1928 Last held = 2008 Most wins… …

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  • 30Spanish Empire — For the use of the imperial title in medieval Spain, see Imperator totius Hispaniae. Spanish Empire …

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