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61China — /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 …
62education — /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… …
63France — /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.… …
64India — /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.… …
65Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …
66mig — /mig/, n. Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. 1. a playing marble, esp. one that is not used as a shooter. 2. migs, (used with a sing. v.) the game of marbles. Also, migg. [perh. var. of MIB with g from GAME] * * * I Any member of a …
67MiG — /mig/, n. any of several Russian built fighter aircraft, as the MiG 15, a jet used in the Korean War. Also, Mig, MIG. [named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers] * * * I Any member of a family of Russian… …
68Modesto — /meuh des toh/, n. a city in central California. 106,105. * * * City (pop., 2000: 188,856), central California, U.S., east of San Francisco. Founded in 1870 by the Central Pacific Railway, it was called Modesto (Spanish: modest ) when W.C.… …
69Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
70Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
