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  • 41Bulgarian views on the Macedonian language — Official view Official Bulgaria holds the view that Macedonian is one of three “norms” of the Bulgarian language, the other two being standard Bulgarian and the language of the Banat Bulgarians. This formulation was detailed in 1978 in a document …

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  • 42Ethiopia — /ee thee oh pee euh/, n. 1. Formerly, Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 58,732,577; 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Cap.: Addis Ababa. 2. Also called Abyssinia. an ancient region in NE …

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  • 43Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …

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  • 44Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Mount Olympus Meets the Middle Kingdom — Introduction officially  Games of the XXIX Olympiad        The Games of the XXIX Olympiad, involving some 200 Olympic committees and as many as 13,000 accredited athletes competing in 28 different sports, were auspiciously scheduled to begin at 8 …

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  • 45Bibliography — INTRODUCTION The number of books dedicated to the late Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its successor state, the Russian Federation, is virtually incalculable. This surfeit is due to a number of factors: Russia’s geographic size and …

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  • 46Dr. Seuss — Theo Geisel redirects here. For the physicist, see Theo Geisel (physicist). Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel surrounded by his literary works. He holds one of his most popular, The Cat in the Hat. Born Theodor Seuss Geisel March 2, 1904 …

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  • 47John von Neumann — Von Neumann redirects here. For other uses, see Von Neumann (disambiguation). The native form of this personal name is Neumann János. This article uses the Western name order. John von Neumann …

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  • 48B. R. Ambedkar — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Ambedkar delivering a speech to a rally at Yeola, Nashik, on 13 October 1935 Born 14 April 1891(1891 04 14) Mhow, Central Provinces …

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  • 49Tom Robbins — Infobox Writer name = Thomas Eugene Robbins imagesize = 175px caption = Tom Robbins at a reading of Wild Ducks Flying Backward in San Francisco on September 24, 2005 pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date and age|1936|7|22|df=yes birthplace = Blowing …

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  • 50Frank O'Connor — For other uses, see Frank O Connor (disambiguation). Frank O Connor Born Michael Francis O Connor O Donovan 17 September 1903(1903 09 17) Cork City, Ireland Died 10 March 1966(1966 03 10) (aged 62) Dublin, Ireland …

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