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21United 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… …
22education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
23History of pawnbroking — This history is partially outdated for developments in the 20th century To trace the history of pawnbroking, we must go back to the earliest ages of the world, since lending money on portable security (see money and usury) is one of the most… …
24Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland Poland † Cathol …
25Redemptorists — • Society of missionary priests founded by St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori in 1732 at Scala, Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Redemptorists Redemptorists …
26RESPONSES — the victims the world THE VICTIMS Behavior of the Victims In a chapter entitled Auschwitz: The Death of Choice in Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit, the Holocaust scholar lawrence langer writes: After we peel the veneer of… …
27mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
28Geotechnical engineering — [ Boston s Big Dig presented geotechnical challenges in an urban environment.] Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering includes investigating …
29Theta Xi — Infobox Fraternity letters=ΘΞ name=Theta Xi colors=Azure Blue and Matte Silver flower=Blue Iris symbol= Unicorn motto= Juncti Juvant United they Serve crest= founded=birth date and age|1864|4|29 birthplace=Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,… …
30Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act — The Price Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act (commonly called the Price Anderson Act) is a United States federal law, first passed in 1957 and since renewed several times, which governs liability related issues for all non military nuclear …
