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  • 121Albert College (Dublin) — Albert College is the oldest building on the campus of Dublin City University and contains the offices of the university president, the DCU Educational Trust, and other executive offices of the university; the building dates from 1851. The Albert …

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  • 122Carver, George Washington — born 1861?, near Diamond Grove, Mo., U.S. died Jan. 5, 1943, Tuskegee, Ala. U.S. agricultural chemist and agronomist. Born a slave, Carver lived until age 10 or 12 on his former owner s plantation, then left and worked at a variety of menial jobs …

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  • 123Kibbutz — A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ, קִבּוּץ, lit. gathering, clustering ; plural kibbutzim ) is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The kibbutz is a form of communal living that combines socialism and Zionism.… …

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  • 124jordan — /jawr dn/, n. Brit. Dial. See chamber pot. [1350 1400; ME jurdan urinal, perh. after JORDAN, the river, by coarse jesting] * * * Jordan Introduction Jordan Background: For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946 …

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  • 125Jordan — Jordanian /jawr day nee euhn/, n., adj. /jawr dn/; for 3 also Fr. /zhawrdd dahonn /, n. 1. David Starr /stahr/, 1851 1931, U.S. biologist and educator. 2. June, born 1936, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. 3. Marie Ennemond Camille /mann rddee… …

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  • 126AYANOT — (Heb. עֲיָנוֹת; springs ), agricultural school in central Israel, near Nes Ẓiyyonah. Founded in 1930 by wizo as an agricultural training farm, Ayanot initially absorbed immigrant girls only, but later also accepted Israeli born girls. In 1947… …

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  • 127Chestnut Ridge, New York — Chestnut Ridge   Village   Location of village within the town of Ramapo and Rockland County, New York …

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  • 128Mikveh Israel — For other uses, see Mikveh Israel (disambiguation). Rear front of the Synagogue in Mikve Israel Mikveh Israel (Hebrew: מִקְוֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ …

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