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  • 1hail columbia — noun Usage: usually capitalized H&C Etymology: euphemism; from Hail Columbia (1798), patriotic song by Joseph Hopkinson died 1842 American jurist : hell give them Hail Columbia * * * Slang. hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for… …

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  • 2Hail Columbia —    American    an expression of annoyance    Hail from hell and Columbia from America:     I got Hail Columbia from father for that escapade. (Sullivan, 1953)    To raise Hail Columbia is to cause a fuss …

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  • 3Columbia Borough School District — Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Columbia Borough School District is the small orange area surrounded by green at the left (west) side of the map. Address …

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  • 5Grand Coulee Dam — This article is about the dam itself. For the song by Woody Guthrie, see Grand Coulee Dam (song). Grand Coulee Dam …

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  • 6United States presidential inauguration — For the most recent United States presidential inauguration, see Inauguration of Barack Obama. Inauguration Day 2009 on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol …

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  • 7Battle of Stones River — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of Stones River caption = General Rosecrans (left) rallies his troops at Stones River. Illustration by Kurz and Allison (1891). partof = the American Civil War date = December 31, 1862ndash January 2,… …

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  • 8jack up — Synonyms and related words: add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, bawl out, boost, broaden, build, build up, chew, chew ass, chew out, cuss out, enlarge, exalt, expand, extend, fatten, fill out, give a going over, give hail Columbia, give hell,… …

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  • 9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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