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  • 92marriage — /mar ij/, n. 1. the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. 2. the state, condition, or relationship of being married; wedlock: a happy… …

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  • 93South American forest Indian — Introduction  indigenous inhabitants of the tropical forests of South America.       The tribal cultures of South America are so various that they cannot be adequately summarized in a brief space. The mosaic is baffling in its complexity: the… …

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  • 94Ceylon — • An island to the south east of India and separated from it only by a chain of reefs and sand banks called Adam s Bridge Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ceylon     Ceylon      …

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  • 95Polygamy in Kenya — Legal status of polygamy Recognized under civil law Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad CAR Comoros Congo Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia India1 Indonesia Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Libya Malaysia …

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  • 96po|lyg|y|ny — «puh LIHJ uh nee», noun. 1. the practice or condition of having more than one wife at the same time. The Muslim religion permits polygyny. 2. the practice of a male animal of having several mates. 3. Botany. the state of having many pistils or… …

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  • 97Polygamy — Po*lyg a*my, n. [Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.] 1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; opposed to monogamy;… …

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  • 98polygyny — noun Date: 1780 the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at a time compare polyandry, polygamy …

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