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  • 1lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …

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  • 2Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II — The Bombing of Braunschweig (or Brunswick) in World War II on the night of 14/15 of October 1944 by No. 5 Group Royal Air Force (RAF) marked the high point of the destruction of Henry the Lion s city in the Second World War. The air raid, part of …

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  • 3Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing… …

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  • 4Scorched earth — Not to be confused with Slash and burn. For other uses, see Scorched Earth (disambiguation). Kuwaiti oil wells set alight by retreating Iraqi forces in 1991. A scorched earth policy is a military strategy or operational method which involves… …

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  • 5HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — In respect of human as well as of physical geography, it is convenient to divide the Land of Israel into four major units: 1. the Mediterranean Coastal Plain 2. the hill regions of northern and central Cisjordan (west of the Jordan) 3. the Rift… …

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  • 6History of Poland (966–1385) — In the first centuries of its existence, the Polish nation was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christendom, created a strong Central European state, and integrated Poland into European culture. Formidable foreign… …

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  • 7List of Jade Empire characters — The following list is a collection of prominent characters from the award winning video game Jade Empire by Bioware.Dawn Star Voiced by Kim Mai Guest HistorySky is a self proclaimed wandering spirit. Early in his childhood, he decided not to be… …

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  • 8Minor places in Arda — Middle earth portal The stories of J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth legendarium contain references to numerous places. Some of these are described below. See also: Minor places in Middle earth and Minor places in Beleriand …

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  • 9Florence — /flawr euhns, flor /, n. 1. Italian, Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany. 464,425. 2. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River. 37,029. 3. a city in E South Carolina. 30,062. 4. a… …

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  • 10Segovia — • Diocese in Spain; bounded on the north by Valladolid, Burgos, and Soria; on the east by Guadalajara; on the south by Madrid; on the west by Avila and Valladolid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Segovia     Segovia …

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