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  • 101Nigeria — Nigerian, adj., n. /nuy jear ee euh/, n. a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 107,129,469; 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Cap.: Abuja. Official name, Federal Republic of… …

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  • 102Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… …

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  • 103painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …

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  • 104reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …

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  • 105List of H2O: Just Add Water episodes — The following is an episode list for the Australian television show H2O: Just Add Water, which airs on Network Ten, Disney Channel Australia, Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon UK and other television networks worldwide. Series one premiered in Australia… …

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  • 106Meteorological history of Hurricane Luis — Hurricane Luis Category 4 Hurricane (SSHS) Track of Hurricane Luis Formed August 27, 1995 Dissipated …

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  • 107approximately — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nearly, closely, roughly, close to, near to, almost, around, about, circa, well nigh, very near, approaching, close upon, proximately, in general, in round numbers, not quite, not far from, more or less, practically,… …

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  • 108Civil defense siren — Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1003 Civil Defense siren. A civil defense siren (also referred to as an air raid siren, tornado siren, tsunami siren, fire siren/whistle, flood siren, weather siren, time/curfew siren, or other outdoor warning siren) is …

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  • 109Horrendous Disc — Infobox Album | Name = Horrendous Disc Type = Album Artist = Daniel Amos Released = April 1981 Recorded = 1978 1980 Whitefield Studios (Santa Ana, California) Genre = Rock Length = Label = Solid Rock Records Producer = Daniel Amos and Mike Stone… …

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  • 110Level crossing — This article is about at grade intersections between railway and road. For where two rail lines cross, see level junction. For a type of nuclear receptor (RXR), see Retinoid X receptor. A level crossing at Chertsey, England, as the barriers rise …

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