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41Chamizal dispute — Map of the Chamizal Settlement of 1963 The Chamizal dispute was a border conflict over about 600 acres (2.4 km2) on the U.S. Mexico border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It was caused by differences between the bed of… …
42Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute — The Nicaragua–Costa Rica San Juan River border dispute is a series of periodical conflicts between the two Central American nations over the correct delimitation of their common border at its east end, and the interpretation of the navigation… …
43Persian Gulf naming dispute — Map of the Persian Gulf The name of the body of water separating the Arabian Peninsula from the Iranian plateau, historically and internationally known as the Persian Gulf after the land of Persia (Iran), has been disputed by some Arab countries… …
44Country Club Dispute — The Country Club area today. The Country Club Area is a suburb of El Paso, Texas. It was the object of a lengthy border dispute between Texas and New Mexico. Origins As part of the Compromise of 1850, Texas gave up its claim to portions of… …
45North Borneo dispute — refers to the status of northeastern part of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. Sabah was previously known as North Borneo prior to the formation of the Malaysian federation in 1963. The Philippines through the heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu claim… …
462008 US-Iranian naval dispute — ] In a July 8 speech to the Revolutionary Guards, Ali Shirazi, a mid level clerical aide to Iran s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, The Zionist regime is pressuring White House officials to attack Iran. If they commit such a stupidity, Tel… …
47Legal dispute over Quebec's language policy — The legal dispute over Quebec s language policy began soon after the enactment of the Charter of the French Language by the National Assembly of Quebec in 1977. The Charter, enacted under the Parti Québécois government of René Lévesque, expanded… …
48japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
49Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
50Partition of Ireland — The partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct territories, now Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland (an independent state).… …
