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  • 111jordan — /jawr dn/, n. Brit. Dial. See chamber pot. [1350 1400; ME jurdan urinal, perh. after JORDAN, the river, by coarse jesting] * * * Jordan Introduction Jordan Background: For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946 …

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  • 112Jordan — Jordanian /jawr day nee euhn/, n., adj. /jawr dn/; for 3 also Fr. /zhawrdd dahonn /, n. 1. David Starr /stahr/, 1851 1931, U.S. biologist and educator. 2. June, born 1936, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. 3. Marie Ennemond Camille /mann rddee… …

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  • 113shanghai — /shang huy, shang huy /, v.t., shanghaied, shanghaiing. Naut. to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs. [1855 60; after SHANGHAI] * * * or Shang hai Municipality with… …

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  • 114Shanghai — /shang huy /; Chin. /shahng huy /, n. 1. Pinyin, Wade Giles. a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 10,820,000. 2. a type of long legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin. * * * or Shang hai Municipality… …

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  • 115Tucson, Arizona — Tucson redirects here. For other uses, see Tucson (disambiguation). Tucson   City   From upper left: Downtown Tucson Skyline, Pima County Courthouse, Old Main, Un …

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  • 116List of pipeline accidents — The following is a list of pipeline accidents: This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Contents 1 Bel …

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  • 117List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War — Operation Aloha redirects here. For the band, see Operation Aloha (band). Nordlicht redirects here. For the Kriegsmarine ship, see SS Nordlicht. Operation Falcon Freedom redirects here. For the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973… …

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  • 118Guinea — Guinean, adj., n. /gin ee/, n. 1. a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary. 2. Formerly, French Guinea. an independent republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic coast. 7,405,375; ab. 96,900 sq. mi. (251,000… …

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  • 119History of London — Roman London Anglo Saxon London Norman and Medieval London Tudor London Stuart London 18th century London 19th centur …

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  • 120Electricity distribution — is the penultimate stage in the delivery (before retail) of electricity to end users. It is generally considered to include medium voltage (less than 50 kV) power lines, electrical substations and pole mounted transformers, low voltage (less than …

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