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  • 91India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 92Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …

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  • 93Libya — /lib ee euh/, n. 1. Anc. Geog. the part of N Africa W of Egypt. 2. Italian, Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a monarchy 1951 69. 5,648,359; 679,400 sq. mi. (1,759,646 sq. km). Cap.: Tripoli. * * * Libya… …

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  • 94Senegal — /sen i gawl , gahl /, n. 1. a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 9,403,546; 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Cap.: Dakar. 2. a river in W Africa, flowing NW from E Mali to the… …

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  • 95Syria — /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… …

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  • 96English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 97fellowship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. companionship, camaraderie, comradeship; neighborliness, amity; sodality, sorority, fraternity; scholarship, bursary. See sociality, friend, party, cooperation, payment, accompaniment. II (Roget s IV) …

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  • 98organization — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. arrangement, classification, class; association, society, club, establishment, enterprise; organism. See party, organic matter, form. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The process of organizing] Syn.… …

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  • 99peace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. peacetime; amity, friendship, harmony, concord; tranquillity, peace of mind, repose, quiescence; truce; neutrality. See pacification, silence, content, unity.Ant., war, contention. II (Roget s IV) n.… …

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  • 100confraternity — /kɒnfrəˈtɜnəti/ (say konfruh ternuhtee) noun (plural confraternities) 1. a lay brotherhood devoted to some particular religious or charitable service. 2. a society or body of men united for some purpose or in some profession. {late Middle English …