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111receive — [ri sēv′] vt. received, receiving [ME receiven < Anglo Fr receivre < OFr < L recipere < re , back + capere, to take: see HAVE] 1. to take or get (something given, offered, sent, etc.); acquire or accept 2. to encounter; experience [to …
112UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …
113Council of Florence — Council of Basel–Ferrara–Florence Date 1431–45 Accepted by Catholicism Previous council Council of Constance Next council Fifth Council of the Lateran …
114Independent State of Croatia — NDH redirects here. For other uses, see NDH (disambiguation). This article is about the Nazi puppet state. For the nation which gained independence in 1991, see Croatia. Independent State of Croatia Nezavisna Država Hrvatska De jure protectorate… …
115Association of Tennis Professionals — The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour . The ATP s… …
116Jackie Presser — (August 6 1926 ndash; July 9 1988) was an American labor leader and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1983 until his death in 1988. He was closely connected to organized crime, and allegedly became president of the… …
117Al Gore — This article is about the former U.S. Vice President. For his father, who was also a U.S. Senator, see Albert Gore, Sr. Al Gore …
118Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk) — Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars …
119Peace of Paris (1783) — The Peace of Paris (1783) was the set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War. On 3 September 1783, representatives of King George III of Great Britain signed a treaty in Paris with representatives of the United States of America… …
120Laos — /lah ohs, lows, lay os/; Fr. /lann aws /, n. a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 5,116,959; 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Cap.: Vientiane. * * * Laos Introduction Laos Background: In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took… …
