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81Timeline of the Turkish War of Independence — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. A graphical timeline is available at Turkish War of Independence …
82Staffa — STAFFA, an island, in the parish of Kilninian, district of Mull, county of Argyll. This small island, which is one of the Hebrides or Western Isles, derives its name, of Scandinavian origin, from the columnar formation of the rocks upon its… …
83pacific — pacific, peaceable, peaceful, irenic, pacifist, pacifistic are sometimes confused because they all involve the idea of affording or promoting peace. But pacific applies chiefly to persons or to utterances, acts, influences, or ideas that tend to… …
84ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… …
85MEDIATION — MEDIATION, an alternative means for the resolution of disputes in which the mediator, a neutral professional, meets with the parties to the dispute and aids them in reaching an agreed upon resolution. Unlike a judge, the mediator has no authority …
