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121jordan — /jawr dn/, n. Brit. Dial. See chamber pot. [1350 1400; ME jurdan urinal, perh. after JORDAN, the river, by coarse jesting] * * * Jordan Introduction Jordan Background: For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946 …
122Jordan — Jordanian /jawr day nee euhn/, n., adj. /jawr dn/; for 3 also Fr. /zhawrdd dahonn /, n. 1. David Starr /stahr/, 1851 1931, U.S. biologist and educator. 2. June, born 1936, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. 3. Marie Ennemond Camille /mann rddee… …
123Qatar — Qatari, adj., n. /kah tahr, keuh tahr /, n. an independent emirate on the Persian Gulf; under British protection until 1971. 665,485; 8500 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km). Cap.: Doha. Also, Katar. * * * Qatar Introduction Qatar Background: Ruled by the… …
124Suharto — /sooh hahr toh/, n. born 1921, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president since 1968. Also, Soeharto. * * * born June 8, 1921, Kemusu Argamulja, Java, Dutch East Indies Second president of Indonesia (1967–98). Suharto initially… …
125Jefferson Parish, Louisiana — Coordinates: 29°44′N 90°06′W / 29.733°N 90.1°W / 29.733; 90.1 …
126Economy of East Germany — Like other East European communist states, the German Democratic Republic (GDR East Germany) had a centrally planned economy (CPE) similar to the one in the former Soviet Union, in contrast to the market economies or mixed economies of most… …
127Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) — Not to be confused with Kingdom of Italy (medieval) or Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic). Kingdom of Italy Regno d Italia ↓ …
128Western world — Occident redirects here. For other uses, see Occident (disambiguation). For other uses of West , see West (disambiguation) and The West (disambiguation). For the song by American band Pennywise, see The Western World. The Western world, also… …
