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  • 91arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… …

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  • 92canton — cantonal, adj. cantonalism, n. /kan tn, ton, kan ton / for 1 7; /kan ton , tohn or/, esp. Brit., / toohn / for 8, n. 1. a small territorial district, esp. one of the states of the Swiss confederation. 2. (in a department of France) a division of… …

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  • 93Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …

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  • 94social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… …

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  • 95Iceland — • The island called Iceland, is considered, because of its population and history as forming a part of Europe, is situated in the North Atlantic Ocean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Iceland     Iceland …

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  • 96Confederate States of America — This article is about the historical state. For the 2004 mockumentary, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. Confederate States of America Unrecognized state[1][2] …

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  • 97Euphemism — A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Euphemism Euphemism] Webster s Online… …

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  • 98Guan Yin — Chinese|pic=Liao Dynasty Guan Yin statue.jpg|picc Shanxi Province (A.D. 907 1125) s=观音 p=Guānyīn s2=观世音 p2=Guānshì Yīn t=觀音|t2=觀世音 p2=Guānyīn p2=Guānshì Yīn w=Kuan yin w2=Kuan shih Yin j=gun1 jam1 j2=gun1 sai3 jam1 y=Gūnyām y2=Gūnsai Yām h=Gon Im …

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  • 99Opium — For other uses, see Opium (disambiguation). Opium Opium poppy fruit exuding latex from a cut Botanical Opium Source plant(s) Papaver somnifer …

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  • 100Viking — For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). Danish seamen, painted mid twelfth century …

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