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  • 101Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 102Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 103List of Honorverse characters — This is intended to be a comprehensive list of the names of even minor fictional character in the Honorverse, a series of military science fiction novels written by David Weber. Characters are sorted by their last name. Some are sorted by first… …

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  • 104Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (comic book) — This article is for minor characters that appear exclusively in the story lines of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book. For information on characters who appear in this series and in the TV Series, see List of characters in Sonic the Hedgehog . For …

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  • 105Chukat — Chukat, Hukath, or Chukkas (Hebrew: חֻקַּת‎, “decree,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 39th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Numbers. It …

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  • 106List of Heartbeat characters — This is a list of characters from the British period police drama Heartbeat. The 18th and final series ended on 12 September 2010. Within each category, characters are listed in order of first appearance. Only regular and recurring characters are …

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  • 107Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine — named after his title and his surname.LifeEarly lifeLouis Auguste de Bourbon was born at the Château de Saint Germain en Laye on March 31 1670. He was placed in the care of his mother s friends, the widowed Madame Scarron. Named Louis after his… …

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  • 108Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …

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  • 109Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …

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  • 110Persia — • The history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persia     Persia      …

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