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  • 1strength — /streNT, strenT/ noun 1 PHYSICAL STRENGTH (U) the physical power and energy that makes someone strong: It took Susan weeks to regain her strength after the illness. | the strength to do sth: I don t have the strength to climb any further. | with… …

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  • 2Prince Eugene of Savoy — This article refers to the Austrian Habsburg military leader; for the stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte, see Eugène de Beauharnais. Infobox Military Person name= François Eugène, Prince of Savoy Carignan caption= Prince Eugene of Savoy by Jacob van… …

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  • 3strengthen — strength|en W3 [ˈstreŋθən, ˈstrenθən] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling/belief/relationship)¦ 2¦(team/army etc)¦ 3¦(financial situation)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5¦(body/structure)¦ 6¦(proof/reason)¦ 7¦(wind/current)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FEELING/BELIEF/RELATIONSHIP)¦ …

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  • 4Garret FitzGerald — FitzGerald in October 2009 Taoiseach In office 14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987 Tánaiste …

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  • 5Europe, 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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  • 6United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 7cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …

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  • 8Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural&#8230; …

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  • 9Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …

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  • 10Fidel Castro — Castro in 2003 First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba …

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