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91sports — /spawrts, spohrts/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sport or sports, esp. of the open air or athletic kind: a sports festival. 2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open air sports, or for outdoor or informal use. [1910 15; SPORT +… …
92Aramaic language — Not to be confused with the Amharic language. For the people, see Aramaeans. Aramaic Arāmît Pronunciation [arɑmiθ], [arɑmit], [ɑrɑmɑjɑ], [ɔrɔmɔjɔ] Spoken in Ir …
93Cactus — This article is about the plant family. For the former genus Cactus, see Mammillaria, Melocactus, and Opuntia. For other meanings, see Cactus (disambiguation) Cacti redirects here. For the software, see Cacti (software). Cacti Temporal range: 35… …
94Dhimmi — This article is about dhimmi in the context of Islamic law. For the neologism, see dhimmitude. This article is …
95Music of Japan — The music of Japan includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern. The word for music in Japanese is 音楽 (ongaku), combining the kanji 音 ( on sound) with the kanji 楽 ( gaku fun, comfort).[1] Japan is the second… …
96Culture of Australia — Culture of Australia …
97Hairspray (musical) — Infobox Musical name = Hairspray caption = music = Marc Shaiman lyrics = Scott Wittman Marc Shaiman book = Mark O Donnell Thomas Meehan basis = 1988 film Hairspray productions = 2002 Broadway 2005 Toronto 2006 Las Vegas 2005 Toronto 2006 Helsinki …
98Lonnie Mack — Infobox Musical artist Name = Lonnie Mack Img capt = Lonnie Mack in Rising Sun, Indiana, 2003. Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Lonnie McIntosh Alias = Born = birth date and age|1941|07|18 Dearborn County, Indiana, U.S …
99Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
100jazz — jazzer, n. /jaz/, n. 1. music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble… …
