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  • 91Armenia — /ahr mee nee euh, meen yeuh/; for 3 also Sp. /ahrdd me nyah/, n. 1. an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2. Also called, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan.… …

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  • 92government — governmental /guv euhrn men tl, euhr men /, adj. governmentally, adv. /guv euhrn meuhnt, euhr meuhnt/, n. 1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and… …

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  • 93jordan — /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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  • 94Jordan — 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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  • 95ARGENTINE — La République argentine et le Chili occupent la plus grande partie de l’Amérique latine tempérée au sud du tropique du Capricorne, mais le Chili, étiré sur le versant occidental des Andes, ne dispose que d’étroites lisières de terres exploitables …

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  • 96MONGOLIE (République mongole) — De l’indépendance de la Mongolie Extérieure en 1911 à la proclamation de la République populaire en 1924, puis à la généralisation de la collectivisation à la fin des années 1950, jusqu’au rejet du communisme et de la tutelle soviétique en 1990,… …

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  • 97Kansas — For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State of Kansas …

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  • 98Altai Mountains — For other uses, see Altai (disambiguation). Coordinates: 49°N 89°E / 49°N 89°E / 49; 89 …

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  • 99Tumulus — For other uses, see Tumulus (disambiguation). The Royal mounds of Gamla Uppsala in Sweden from the 5th and the 6th centuries. Originally, the site had 2000 to 3000 tumuli, but owing to quarrying and agriculture only 250 remain …

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  • 100Kum-tagh Desert — The Desert of Kum tagh (Kumutage Shamo, 库姆塔格沙漠) is a section of the Taklamakan Desert which lies east southeast of the Desert of Lop. It is on the other side of the Kara koshun and reaches north eastwards as far as the vicinity of the town of Sa… …

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