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  • 111Mauritius — Mauritian, adj. /maw rish euhs, rish ee euhs/, n. 1. an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 880,781; 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km). 2. a republic consisting of this island and dependencies: formerly a British colony. 1,154,272; 809 sq. mi.… …

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  • 112North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …

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  • 113Philippines — /fil euh peenz , fil euh peenz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898 1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 76,103,564; 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq.… …

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  • 114Ireland — • Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ireland     Ireland     † …

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  • 115Marguerite Scypion — Marguerite Scypion, also known in court files as Marguerite (free woman of color), (b. c. 1770s d. after 1836) was an African Natchez woman, born into slavery in Saint Louis, Missouri Territory. She was held first by Joseph Tayon and later by… …

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  • 116Fidel Castro — Castro in 2003 First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba …

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  • 117Hugo Chávez — This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Frías. Hugo Chávez …

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  • 118Simón Bolívar — Bolívar redirects here. For other uses, see Bolívar (disambiguation). Simón Bolívar Oil painting by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal 2nd President of Venezuela …

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  • 119Ashkenazi Jews — For other meanings see Ashkenaz (disambiguation). Ashkenazi Jews (יהודי אשכנז Y hude Ashk naz in Biblical Hebrew; Y hudey Ashknoz in Ashkenazi Hebrew) …

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  • 120Koos de la Rey — Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey Nickname Koos Lion of the West Born October 22, 1847(1847 10 22 …

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