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  • 11Tourism in Melbourne — Flinders Street Station Melbourne, located in southeastern Australia, is a major Australian tourist destination as well as the country s second most populous city. In 2009 the city was visited by approximately 15.9 million domestic and 1.4… …

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  • 12List of English words of Japanese origin — Words of Japanese origin have entered many languages. Some words are simple transliterations of Japanese language words for concepts inherent to Japanese culture, but some are actually words of Chinese origin that were first exposed to English… …

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  • 13Squalid — Squal id (skw[o^]l [i^]d), a. [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. [1913 Webster] Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Those squalid dens, which are …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14Corinthian — I. noun Date: 1520 1. a native or resident of Corinth, Greece 2. a merry profligate man II. adjective Date: 1594 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth or Corinthians 2. of or relating to the lightest and most ornate of the three… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15Y Gododdin — (pronounced /ə gɔ dɔðɪn/) is a medieval Welsh poem consisting of a series of elegies to the men of the Brythonic kingdom of Gododdin and its allies who, according to the conventional interpretation, died fighting the Angles of Deira and Bernicia… …

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  • 16Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey — (Spanish: Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos ) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Santo Domingo de Silos in the southern part of Burgos Province in northern Spain. The foundation of the monastery dates from 929, when it was dedicated… …

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  • 17Fired Up (video game) — Infobox VG title = Fired Up developer = SCE London Studio publisher = SCEE designer = Ben Cousins engine = version = released = vgrelease|EU=September 1, 2005|NA=TBA vgy|2008 genre = Vehicular combat modes = Single player, multiplayer (1 8 ad… …

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  • 18Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus — • The last in the group of the four great uncial manuscripts of the Greek Bible, received its name from the treatises of St. Ephraem the Syrian (translated into Greek) which were written over the original text Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …

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  • 19Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos — Cloister with twisted columns …

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  • 20SCROLL OF ESTHER — (Heb. מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, Megillat Ester), the festal scroll of purim , the only one of the Five Scrolls to bear the title megillah as part of its traditional name (see scrolls , the Five). The Scroll of Esther tells the story of the salvation of… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism