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  • 1squalor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dirt, filth, decay, uncleanness, misery, poverty. See disorder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ugliness, disorder, uncleanness, misery, wretchedness; see also filth , poverty 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 2Paris — /par is/; for 2 also Fr. /pann rddee /, n. 1. Matthew. See Matthew of Paris. 2. Ancient, Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii /peuh riz ee uy /. a city in and the capital of France and capital of Ville de Paris Department, in the N part, on the Seine.… …

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  • 3DUTCH LITERATURE — Influence of the Bible The arrival, on October 27, 2004, of the Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling, a completely new translation into Dutch of the Bible and the Christian Apocrypha, initiated a fierce debate in Dutch literary circles. At the core was the… …

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  • 4literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 5List of A Series of Unfortunate Events locations — This is a list of fictional locations that appear in the children s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket. Contents 1 Geographic locations 1.1 Hinterlands 1.2 Mortmain Mountains …

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  • 6novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <&#8230; …

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  • 7The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …

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  • 8Olivia Manning — This article is about the British novelist. For the wife of American football quarterback Archie Manning and mother of Cooper, Peyton, and Eli Manning, see their respective articles. Olivia Manning …

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  • 9Community organizing — Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now protest (Richir) Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other come together into an organization that acts in their shared self interest. A core goal of&#8230; …

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  • 10Port-au-Prince — /pawrt oh prins , pohrt /; Fr. /pawrdd toh prddaonns /, n. a seaport in and the capital of Haiti, in the S part. 550,000. * * * City (metro. area pop., 1997: 1,556,000), seaport, and capital of Haiti, West Indies, on the southeastern shore of the …

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