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  • 51Shensi — /shen see /; Chin. /shun shee /, n. Older Spelling. Shaanxi. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles)  Shen hsi,  (Pinyin)  Shaanxi,         sheng ( …

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  • 52Mississippi River — a major river of North America that flows from the US state of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. It was called the ‘Father of Waters’ by Native Americans. It is 2 348 miles/3 778 kilometres long and passes the cities of Minneapolis, St Louis,… …

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  • 53Maryland — Marylander, n. /mer euh leuhnd/, n. a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast. 4,216,446; 10,577 sq. mi. (27,395 sq. km). Cap.: Annapolis. Abbr.: MD (for use with zip code), Md. * * * State (pop., 2000: 5,296,486), eastern U.S. A… …

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  • 54Amazon River — Geobox | River name = Amazon other name = Apurímac other name1 = Ene other name2 = Tambo other name3 = Ucayali other name4 = Amazonas other name5 = Solimões category = image caption = Mouth of the Amazon River etymology = nickname = country =… …

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  • 55Petitcodiac River — Petitcodiac River …

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  • 56Oaxaca — This article is about the state. For the city, see Oaxaca, Oaxaca. For the ship, see Oaxaca (ship). Oaxaca Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca   State   …

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  • 57airport — airport1 /air pawrt , pohrt /, n. a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, esp. one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times. [1915 20;… …

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  • 58Fukien — /fooh kyen /, n. Older Spelling. Fujian. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles)  Fu chien,  (Pinyin)  Fujian,         sheng (province) on the southeastern coast of China to the northwest of the island of Taiwan. It is bor …

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  • 59Kweichow — /kway chow , choh /; Chin. /gway joh /, n. Older Spelling. Guizhou. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles)  Kuei chou,  (Pinyin)  Guizhou,         sheng ( …

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  • 60Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… …

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