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  • 101Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …

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  • 102microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …

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  • 103Myanmar — /muy ahn mah/, n. Union of, official name of Burma. * * * I or Burma officially Union of Myanmar Country, Southeast Asia, on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Area: 261,228 sq mi (676,577 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 42,238,000. Capital:… …

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  • 104gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… …

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  • 105medicine, history of — Introduction  the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore       Unwritten history is not… …

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  • 106Fictional universe of Avatar — In the 2009 science fiction film Avatar, director James Cameron conceived a fictional universe in which humans seek to mine unobtanium on the fictional exoplanetary moon, Pandora. The Earth like moon is inhabited by a sapient indigenous humanoid… …

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  • 107Therion (band) — Therion Therion in 2007 with guest stars. L R: Snowy Shaw, Petter Karlsson, Johan Niemann, Christofer Johnsson, Thomas Vikstrom, Lori Lewis, Mats Leven, Piotr Wawrzeniuk, Ferdy Doernberg, Kristian …

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  • 108Take That — Infobox musical artist | Name = Take That Img capt = Take That performing at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena in November 2007. Background = group or band Origin = Manchester, England Genre = Pop Dance (early) Pop rock Years active = 1990… …

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  • 109Apollo spacecraft — The Apollo spacecraft was designed as part of the Apollo Program, by the United States in the early 1960s to land men on the moon before 1970 and return them safely to earth. This goal was set forth by President Kennedy after the first flight of… …

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  • 110Nightmare Revisited — Studio album by various artists Released September 30, 2008 …

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