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  • 2Dante — /dan tee, dahn tay/; It. /dahn te/, n. (Dante Alighieri), 1265 1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy. * * * (as used in expressions) Busoni Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Dante Alighieri Rossetti Dante Gabriel Gabriel Charles… …

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  • 3Johan van Galen — (1604 ndash; 23 March 1653) was a Commodore of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands. He was born in Essen. He fought in the Eighty Years War against Spain, becoming a captain in 1630 and a regular captain in 1635, mostly… …

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  • 4Europe, 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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  • 5ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 6United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 7India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 9Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford — The Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, unknown artist after lost orig …

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  • 10Karla Homolka — Infobox Criminal subject name = Karla Leanne Homolka image size = 150px image caption = date of birth = Birth date and age|1970|5|4|mf=y place of birth = Port Credit, Ontario, Canada date of death = place of death = charge = manslaughter penalty …

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