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121land reform — any program, esp. when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * Deliberate change in the way agricultural land is held or owned, the methods of its… …
122Sri Lankan independence movement — The Sri Lankan independence movement was a peaceful political movement to aimed at achieving independence for Sri Lanka from British imperial rule. It was ultimately successfully and Sri Lanka was granted independence on February 4, 1948.… …
123Uttar Pradesh — /oot euhr preuh daysh , desh / a state in N India: a former province of British India. 97,380,000; 113,409 sq. mi. (293,730 sq. km). Cap.: Lucknow. Formerly, United Provinces. Former official name, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. * * *… …
124Nahuatl — Mexican language redirects here. For Mexican dialect of the Spanish language, see Mexican Spanish. Nahuatl Nāhuatlahtōlli, Māsēwallahtōlli, Mexicano Nahua wo …
125North Province (Cameroon) — Geobox|Province name = North Province country = Cameroon country capital = Garoua map caption = Location of North Province within Cameroon coordinates type = adm1st lat d = 8 |lat m = 30 |lat NS = N long d = 14 |long m = 00 |long EW = E area =… …
126Oklahoma Legislature — Type Type Bicameral Houses Se …
127Oman — /oh mahn /, n. 1. Sultanate of. Formerly, Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. 2,264,590; ab. 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Cap.: Muscat. 2. Gulf of, a NW arm of the Arabian Sea, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. * * *… …
128North Region (Cameroon) — Coordinates: 8°30′N 14°00′E / 8.5°N 14°E / 8.5; 14 …
