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  • 111Philippines — /fil euh peenz , fil euh peenz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898 1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 76,103,564; 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq.… …

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  • 112flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction  development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …

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  • 113Steeleye Span — Infobox musical artist Name = Steeleye Span Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = UK Instrument = Genre = Electric folk Occupation = Years active = 1970 ndash;present Label = Park …

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  • 114Billy Bishop — Infobox Military Person name=William Avery Bishop caption= Bishop c.August 1917, in the cockpit of his Nieuport 17 born= birth date|1894|2|8|df=y died= death date and age|1956|9|11|1894|2|8|df=y placeofbirth= Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada… …

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  • 115Cadbury — This article is about the confectionery company. For other uses, see Cadbury (disambiguation). Cadbury Type Subsidiary of Kraft Foods Industry Confectionery Fo …

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  • 116Australian nationality law — determines who is and who is not an Australian, and is based primarily on the principle of Jus soli. The status of Australian citizenship was created by the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 (later renamed the Australian Citizenship Act 1948)… …

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  • 117Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 118United 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… …

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  • 119GENIZAH, CAIRO — Introduction The term genizah is a word shortened from the rabbinical Hebrew phrase bet genizah (see also genizah ). Its counterpart in late biblical Hebrew is genez (pl. genazim, ginzei) which in Esther evidently means a treasury, as well as the …

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  • 120British Chinese — Anglo Chinese redirects here. For the language, see Singdarin. British Chinese 英國華僑 英国华侨 …

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