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  • 11china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 12China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 13Bettelheim, Bruno — born Aug. 28, 1903, Vienna, Austria died March 13, 1990, Silver Spring, Md., U.S. Austrian U.S. psychologist. Trained in Vienna, he was arrested by the Nazis and interned in concentration camps (1938–39). He immigrated to the U.S., where from… …

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  • 14Spotted hyena — Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent Ngorongoro Park, Tanzania Conservation status …

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  • 15Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …

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  • 16Sun bear — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) …

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  • 17New South Greenland — Map showing Morrell s reported location of the New South Greenland coast (1823, red line), and Ross s Appearance as reported by Sir James Clark Ross in 1841. The dotted line indicates the area of Captain Johnson s 1821 voyage …

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  • 18Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …

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  • 19James Longstreet — Infobox Military Person name=James Longstreet born= birth date|mf=yes|1821|1|8 died= death date and age|mf=yes|1904|01|2|1821|01|08 placeofbirth=Edgefield District, South Carolina placeofdeath=Gainesville, Georgia placeofburial=Alta Vista… …

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  • 20Newcastle upon Tyne — This article is about the English city. For other uses, see Newcastle. Coordinates: 54°58.440′N 1°36.792′W / 54.974°N 1.6132°W / 54.974; 1 …

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