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  • 51List of United States political families (M) — The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with M.The Mabeys*Charles R. Mabey (1877 1959), Mayor of Bountiful, Utah; Utah State Representative 1913 1916; Governor of Utah 1921 1925;… …

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  • 52Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 53Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… …

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  • 54Maronites — • History of the Maronite nation and Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Maronites     Maronites     † …

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  • 55arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 56Battle of Fort Duquesne — Infobox Military Conflict caption=This engraving by Alfred R. Waud depicts the British occupation of the remains of Fort Duquesne on November 25. conflict=Battle of Fort Duquesne partof=the French and Indian War date=September 14, 1758 place=near …

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  • 57Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …

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  • 58japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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  • 59Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 60Balzac, Honoré de — orig. Honoré Balssa born May 20, 1799, Tours, France died Aug. 18, 1850, Paris French writer. Balzac began working as a clerk in Paris at about age 16. An early attempt at a business career left him with huge debts, and for decades he toiled… …

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