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  • 11United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 12Egypt — /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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  • 13Bishop — A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is one of the three ministerial offices within Christianity, the other two being… …

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  • 14Lion's Blood — Infobox Book name = Lion s Blood title orig = translator = image caption = author = Steven Barnes illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = alternate history publisher = Warner Aspect release date =… …

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  • 15Conrad Stargard — is the protagonist and title character in a series of time travel novels written by Leo Frankowski. In them, a Polish engineer named Conrad Schwartz is sent back in time to the 13th century where he has to establish himself and cope with various… …

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  • 16Majipoor series — Cover for Lord Valentine s Castle. The Majipoor series is a series of novels and stories by Robert Silverberg, set on the planet Majipoor. The setting is a mixture of elements of science fiction and fantasy. The works in the series are as follows …

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  • 17List of prestige classes — This is a list of prestige classes in the 3rd edition of the Dungeons and Dragons role playing game. This list includes content for both the original 3rd edition and the 3.5 revision. Nearly every official supplement source book and most issues… …

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  • 18Ibn Hazm — Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm Full name Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm Born November 7, 994 Córdoba, Caliphate of Córdoba Died August 15, 1064[1] (456 AH[2] …

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  • 19Ibn Ḥazm — in full Abū Muḥammad ʽAli ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʽīd ibn Ḥazm born Nov. 7, 994, Córdoba, Caliphate of Córdoba died Aug. 15, 1064, Manta Lisham, near Sevilla Islamic scholar and theologian. Born in Spain, he lived through the civil war that ended the… …

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  • 20Silhouette —    Etienne de Silhouette (1709 1767), an author and politician, became French controller general of finances in the mid eighteenth century through the influence of Madame de Pompadour. Silhouette instituted strict reforms to help the failing… …

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