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51Gabon — /gann bawonn /, n. 1. Official name, Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 1,190,159; 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Cap.: Libreville. 2. an estuary… …
52Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
53Chromated copper arsenate — (CCA) is a wood preservative used for timber treatment since the mid 1930s. It is a mix of chromium, copper and arsenic (as Copper(II) arsenate) formulated as oxides or salts. It preserves the wood from decay fungi, wood attacking insects,… …
54Maud Crawford — Maud Robinson Crawford Born June 22, 1891(1891 06 22) Greenville, Hunt County Texas, USA Died ca. March 2, 1957(1957 03 02) (aged 65) Probably Camden Ouachita County, Arkansas …
55List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
56environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
57Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …
58art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …
59Eureka, California — For detail on historic use of the Greek exclamation Eureka! , see Eureka (word). City of Eureka   City   …
60native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal American, or First Nation… …
