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  • 1alliance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad ▪ The organization is a broad alliance of many different groups. ▪ grand ▪ close ▪ powerful, strong …

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  • 2Alliance Boots — Type Private Industry Pharmaceuticals Healthcare Beauty Founded Alliance Boots 2006 Boots 1849 Alliance Unichem 1997 …

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  • 3cement — ce|ment1 [sıˈment] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ciment, from Latin caementum small pieces of stone used in making mortar , from caedere to cut ] 1.) a grey powder made from ↑lime and clay that becomes hard when it is mixed with… …

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  • 4cement — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wet ▪ cold ▪ hard VERB + CEMENT ▪ mix ▪ pour …

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  • 5Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association — of the United States and Canada Founded July 21, 1864 Country United States and Canada Affiliation AFL– …

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  • 6Structural Building Trades Alliance — The Structural Building Trades Alliance (SBTA) was an American federation of labor unions in the construction industry. It was founded in 1903 and existed until 1908, when it affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and became the… …

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  • 7American Highway Users Alliance — Type Non profit organization Industry Automotive, Lobbyist, Non Profit Founded 1932[n 1] Headquarters Washington, DC …

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  • 8World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts — The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) is a sanctioning organization for professional mixed martial arts. [NBC Sports, [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23275918/ Will sanctioning organization help MMA?] ] WAMMA lists its goals as… …

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  • 9japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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  • 10Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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