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  • 1Gulf War — This article is about the war in 1990/91. For other wars of that name, see Persian Gulf War (disambiguation). Operation Desert Storm redirects here. For the video game, see Operation: Desert Storm (video game). Gulf War …

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  • 2china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 3China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 4Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …

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  • 5HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 6HMS Agamemnon (1906) — HMS Agamemnon was one of two Lord Nelson class predreadnought battleships launched in 1906 and completed in 1908. She was the Royal Navy s penultimate predreadnought battleship.Technical CharacteristicsHMS Agamemnon was ordered in 1904 and was… …

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  • 7History of Nova Scotia — Bluenose Nova Scotia (also known as Mi kma ki and Acadia) is a Canadian province located in Canada s Maritimes. The region was initially occupied by Mi kmaq. During the first 150 years of European settlement, the colony was primarily made up of… …

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  • 8Operation Overlord — Part of World War II Tank landing ships unloading supplies on Omaha Beach, building up …

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  • 9Cricket in World War Two — Cricket in England in World War Two was all but non existent due to the absence of many players and the austerity measures introduced. The 1939 cricket season in England, during which the 8 ball over was introduced and the wicket widened from 8… …

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  • 10USS Bering Strait (AVP-34) — was a Barnegat class small seaplane tender commissioned by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. Bering Strait tended to seaplanes, and served in the Pacific War in combat areas that provided her three battle stars by war’s end. Post war,… …

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