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  • 51Noddy housing — (sometimes called Noddy Box Housing [1] or Shoddy Noddy Boxes [2]) is a pejorative British term used to describe commercially built housing of low build quality or design merit.[3][4] Noddy houses are typically small homes on narrow plots of land …

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  • 52architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …

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  • 53Yakuza — For other uses, see Yakuza (disambiguation). Yakuza Yakuza written in katakana Presumed origin The Kabuki mono Creation 17th century Actual number …

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  • 54Big Dig (Boston, Massachusetts) — The Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T), a megaproject that rerouted the Central Artery (Interstate 93), the chief highway through the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, into a 3.5 mile (5.6 km) tunnel under… …

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  • 55cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …

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  • 56Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural&#8230; …

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  • 57Hawkhurst Branch Line — Locale Kent, England Dates of operation 1892–1961 Track gauge …

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  • 58Thailand — /tuy land , leuhnd/, n. 1. Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939 45 and since 1949. 59,450,818; 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Cap.: Bangkok. 2. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of&#8230; …

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  • 59clothing and footwear industry — Introduction also called  apparel and allied industries,  garment industries,  or  soft goods industries,         factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, footwear, belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household&#8230; …

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  • 60Meridian City Hall — Municipal Building U.S. National Register of Historic Places Mississippi Landmark …

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