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  • 41Marcellinus (magister militum) — The approximate area of Dalmatia ruled by Marcellinus Marcellinus (died August 468) was a Roman general and patrician who ruled over the region of Dalmatia in the Western Roman Empire and held sway with the army there from 454 until his death.… …

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  • 42Monmouth County Police Pipes & Drums — Infobox Pipe band name = Monmouth County Police Pipes Drums established = 1999 location = Monmouth County, NJ tartan = Solid Navy with Grey Stripe honours = 2007 Host Pipe Band – National Police Memorial, Washington D.C. website =… …

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  • 43Lynde D. McCormick — Infobox Military Person name=Lynde D. McCormick lived=August 12 1895 August 16 1956 caption=Admiral Lynde D. McCormick nickname= placeofbirth=Annapolis, Maryland placeofdeath=Newport, Rhode Island branch=United States Navy serviceyears=1915 1956… …

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  • 44Shantung — /shan tung / or, for 2, /shan tung/; for 1, also Chin. /shahn doong /, n. 1. Shandong. 2. (often l.c.) Textiles. a. a heavy pongee. Cf. tussah. b. a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton. * * * ▪ province …

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  • 45Sima Qian — ▪ Chinese historian and scientist Introduction Wade Giles romanization  Ssu ma Ch ien  born c. 145, Longmen, Xiayang [now Hancheng, Shaanxi province], China died c. 87 BC  astronomer, calendar expert, and the first great Chinese historian. He is… …

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  • 46education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 47china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 48China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 49France — /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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  • 50India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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