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  • 1Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 2arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… …

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  • 3Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …

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  • 4Charter of Virginia — JAMES, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, c. WHEREAS our loving and well disposed Subjects, Sir Thorn as Gales, and Sir George Somers, Knights, Richard Hackluit, Clerk, Prebendary of… …

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  • 5British national grid reference system — The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude.The Ordnance Survey (OS) devised the national grid reference system, and it is… …

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  • 6List of tropical cyclones — This is a list of notable tropical cyclones, subdivided by basin and reason for notability. North Atlantic basinThese records are held by Atlantic hurricanes. outh Atlantic basinTropical cyclones rarely form in the South Atlantic Basin. Only… …

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  • 7Humid continental climate — worldwide   Dsa …

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  • 8Ordnance Survey National Grid — For the electricity network, see National Grid (Great Britain). Geodesy Fundamentals …

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  • 9Orkney — This article is about the islands in northern Scotland. For other places of the same name, see Orkney (disambiguation). Orkney Arcaibh …

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  • 10Saskatchewan — Infobox Province or territory of Canada Name = Saskatchewan AlternateName = Fullname = Province of Saskatchewan EntityAdjective = Provincial Label Motto = Multis e Gentibus Vires (Latin: Strength from Many Peoples ) OfficialLang = English ( de… …

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