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  • 51America — • Consists of three main divisions: North America, Central America, and South America Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. America     America      …

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  • 52History of Gujarat — Situated on the western coast of India, the name of the state is derived from Gujjarātta (Gurjar Rāshtra), which means the land of the Gujjars . It is believed that a tribe of Gujjars migrated to India around the 5th century. The history of… …

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  • 53Idar-Oberstein — Schloss Oberstein, castle on the hills above Oberstein …

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  • 54Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …

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  • 55Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry — Infobox Officeholder name = Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry افتخار محمد چودھری nationality = flagicon|Pakistan Pakistani order = 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan term start = 30 June 2005 term end = 3 November 2007 predecessor = Nazim Hussain Siddiqui… …

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  • 56Matsya Kingdom — The position of the Matsya kingdom in Iron Age Vedic India. Matsya or Machcha (Sanskrit for fish), classically called the Mese (pronounced /ˈmiːziː/), was the name of a tribe and the state of the Vedic civilization of India. It lay to south of… …

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  • 57History of the Song Dynasty — The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Sòng cháo; 960 1279) of China was a ruling dynasty that controlled China proper and southern China from the middle of the 10th century into the last quarter of the 13th century. The Song Dynasty is considered… …

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  • 58France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 59Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 60United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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