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111Haiti — /hay tee/, n. 1. Formerly, Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 6,611,407; 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Cap.: Port au Prince. 2. Also, Hayti. a former name of Hispaniola. * * * Haiti… …
112hireling — /huyeur ling/, n. 1. a person who works only for pay, esp. in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work. adj. 2. serving for pay only. 3. venal; mercenary. [bef. 1000; late ME hirlyng, OE hyrling. See HIRE,… …
113Saudi Arabia — a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. 20,087,965; ab. 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Cap.: Riyadh. Cf. Mecca. * * * Saudi Arabia Introduction Saudi Arabia Background: In 1902 Abd al Aziz Ibn SAUD… …
114Spenser, Edmund — born 1552/53, London, Eng. died Jan. 13, 1599, London English poet. Little is known for certain about his life before he entered the University of Cambridge. His first important publication, The Shepheardes Calender (1579), can be called the… …
115Chow Yun-Fat — ▪ 1999 After having conquered the Asian film world, Chinese actor Chow Yun Fat set his sights on the U.S. in 1998, making his Hollywood debut in The Replacement Killers. Starring opposite American actress Mira Sorvino, Chow played a… …
116Rong Yiren — ▪ 2006 Chinese businessman and government official (b. May 1, 1916, Wuxi, China d. Oct. 27, 2005, Beijing, China), served (1979–93) as president of the China International Trust and Investment Corp. (CITIC), the nation s main investment arm …
117jackal — 1. noun a) Any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical Old World, smaller than a wolf. b) A person who performs menial/routine tasks, dogsbody See Also: American Jackal, Simian Jackal 2. verb To perform menial or …
118Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge — European cover art Developer(s) Spellbound Entertainment AG Publisher(s) Atari …
119Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …
120The Last of the Meheecans — South Park episode Butters in his adopted homeland Episode no …
