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  • 1Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 2Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 3United 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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  • 4RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …

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  • 5Costa Rica — Costa Rican. /kos teuh ree keuh, kaw steuh, koh /; Sp. /kaws tah rddee kah/ a republic in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. 3,534,174; 19,238 sq. mi. (49,825 sq. km). Cap.: San José. * * * Costa Rica Introduction Costa Rica… …

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  • 6conformity — /keuhn fawr mi tee/, n., pl. conformities. 1. action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc. 2. correspondence in form, nature, or character; agreement, congruity, or accordance. 3. compliance or acquiescence;… …

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  • 7conformity — n. 1. Accordance, agreement, congruity, harmony. 2. Correspondence, likeness, similitude, resemblance. 3. Yielding, submission, obedience, compliance with the will of. 4. Compliance with the usages of the Church (of England) …

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  • 8con|form|i|ty — «kuhn FR muh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. action in agreement with generally accepted standards of business, law, conduct, or worship; fitting oneself and one s actions to the ideas of others; compliance: »A deadly conformity will kill every… …

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  • 9conformity — /kənˈfɔməti/ (say kuhn fawmuhtee) noun (plural conformities) 1. correspondence in form or character; agreement, congruity, or accordance. 2. compliance or acquiescence. 3. compliance with the usages of the Church of England …

  • 10Conformities — Conformity Con*form i*ty, n.; pl. {Conformities}. [Cf. F. conformit[ e].] 1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; followed by to, with, or between. [1913 Webster] By our conformity to God. Tillotson.… …

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