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  • 51Battle of Thuan An — The Battle of Thuan An (20 August 1883) was a clash between the French and the Vietnamese during the period of undeclared hostilities which preceded the Sino French War (August 1884 to April 1885). During the battle a French landing force under… …

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  • 52Clement XIV —     Pope Clement XIV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement XIV     (LORENZO–or GIOVANNI VINCENZO ANTONIO–GANGANELLI).     Born at Sant’ Arcangelo, near Rimini, 31 October, 1705; died at Rome, 22 September, 1774.     At the death of Clement… …

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  • 53Rase — (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze}, {Razee}, {Razor},… …

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  • 54Rased — Rase Rase (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze}, {Razee},… …

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  • 55Rasing — Rase Rase (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze}, {Razee},… …

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  • 56Rasing iron — Rase Rase (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze}, {Razee},… …

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  • 57raze — Rase Rase (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze}, {Razee},… …

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  • 58ex|tir|pate — «EHKS tuhr payt, ehk STUR », transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. 1. to remove completely; destroy totally; root out; eradicate: »We look forward to the day when disease and poverty will be extirpated. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 59Ramakrishna — Infobox Hindu leader name= Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa caption = Ramakrishna at Dakshineshwar birth date= birth date|1836|2|18|mf=y birth place= Kamarpukur, West Bengal, India birth name= Gadadhar Chattopadhyay death date= death date and… …

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  • 60CityFlyer Express — CityFlyer redirects here. CityFlyer may also refer to the Qantas capital city service in Australia. CityFlyer Express IATA FD ICAO CFE Callsign …

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