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  • 1The Holocaust — Holocaust and Shoah redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). Selection on …

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  • 2Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 3Belarus — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Belarus (disambiguation) …

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  • 4Cossacks — Not to be confused with Kazakhs. For other uses, see Cossack (disambiguation). Part of a series on …

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  • 5Greek Catholics in America — • Includes the history and statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Catholics in America     Greek Catholics in America      …

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  • 6religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …

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  • 7North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …

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  • 8New Year's Eve — For other calendars, see New Year. For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). New Year s Eve Also called Hogmanay (Scotland), Calennig (Wales), Silvester (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,… …

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  • 9Pysanka — A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky ) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty , to write , as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other… …

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  • 10Jasenovac concentration camp — Jasenovac redirects here. For other uses, see Jasenovac (disambiguation). The Holocaust …

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