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  • 101United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 102Danube Valley Railway (Baden-Württemberg) — This article is about the railway line by this name in Baden Württemberg. For the line running from Regensburg to Ulm in Bavaria, see Danube Valley Railway (Bavaria). Danube Valley Railway (Donautalbahn) Ulm–Donaueschingen …

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  • 103HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 104Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládos — Infobox Company company name = Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados (O.S.E.) company type = State owned group of companies company company slogan = Speeding to the Future (Με Ταχύτητα στο Μέλλον) foundation = 1877 (Hellenic Railways) / January 1, 1971 …

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  • 105Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …

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  • 106china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 107China — /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 …

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  • 108performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 109Chesham branch — The sharply curved embankment into Chesham station and the entrance to the disused second platform Overview …

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  • 110Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 …

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