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121zaire — /zah ear , zah ear/, n., pl. zaire. a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta. * * * Zaire Zaire:Geography Location: Central Africa, northeast of Angola Map references: Africa Area: total area: 2 …
122Zaire — /zah ear , zah ear/, n. 1. Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2. official name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere). Also, Zaïre. * *… …
123Elbe River — Czech Labe ancient Albis River, central Europe. One of the continent s major waterways, it rises in the Krkonoše (Giant) Mountains on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland and flows southwest across Bohemia. It then flows northwest across… …
124Pepys, Samuel — born Feb. 23, 1633, London, Eng. died May 26, 1703, London English diarist and public official. Born into a humble family, Pepys was appointed about 1659 as a clerk in the office of the Exchequer, where on Jan. 1, 1660, he began the diary for… …
125Calendar of 1998 — ▪ 1999 January January 1 At the stroke of the new year, the Russian ruble is worth a thousand times less than before as three zeros are removed from its value; about six new rubles equal one U.S. dollar. Foreign Minister David Levy… …
126wane — 1. noun /weɪn/ a) A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. In the morning, one might say, his face was of a fine florid hue, but after twelve oclock, meridian his dinner hour it blazed like a grate full of Christmas coals; and… …
127Great Chicago Fire — Artist s rendering of the fire, by John R. Chapin, originally printed in Harper s Weekly; the view faces northeast across the Randolph Street Bridge. The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday …
128List of Shrek characters — This is a list of characters from the Shrek series. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Shrek 1.2 Donkey 1.3 Princess Fiona …
