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111Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
112Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… …
113California — For other uses, see California (disambiguation). State of California …
114El Paso, Texas — El Paso redirects here. For other uses, see El Paso (disambiguation). City of El Paso   City   From top left to bottom right: Downtown El Pas …
115List of country name etymologies — This list covers English language country names with their etymologies. Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies. Countries in italics no longer exist as sovereign political entities.Aflag|Afghanistan::From Afghan and …
116Beret — A beret (pronounced|ber HET in French or IPA|/ˈBer EHT/ in English [cite book |title=Oxford English Dictionary |edition= 2nd Edition |year=1989] , except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced IPA|/ber EHT [cite web… …
117Lacandon Jungle — Some of the photos of Trudy Blom, who photographed much of the Lacandon Jungle and its people in the 20th century The Lacandon Jungle (Spanish: Selva Lacandona) is an area of rainforest which stretches from Chiapas, Mexico into Guatemala and into …
118Scots' Dike — The Scots Dike or dyke is a three and a half mile / 5.25 km long linear earthwork, constructed by the English and the Scots in the year 1552Mack, James Logan (1926). The Border Line. Pub. Oliver Boyd. P. 94.] to mark the division of the Debatable …
119Le Pèlerinage de l'Âme — or The Pilgrimage of the Soul is an Old French poem by Guillaume de Deguileville. The Manuscripts of Le Pèlerinage de l Âme The Middle English Pilgrimage of the Soul exists complete or in part in at least ten fifteenth century manuscripts and one …
120chile — /chil ee/, n. chili. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was overthrown in 1973 by a dictatorial military regime led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990 …
