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  • 21The Battle of Broken Hill — was a mass killing which took place near Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia on January 1, 1915. Two men shot dead four people and wounded seven more, before being killed by police and military officers. While the attack was politically… …

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  • 22The Arts District — of Portland, Maine, covers a large part of upper Congress Street towards the West End. There are many art galleries, museums, and schools in the general area. It is near the Maine College of Art.An event that occurs in the district is the First… …

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  • 23west — [[t]we̱st[/t]] ♦ also West 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N The west is the direction which you look towards in the evening in order to see the sun set. I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west... The sun crosses the sky from east to… …

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  • 24west — west1 West n [singular, U] 1.) the direction towards which the sun goes down, and which is on the left if you are facing north from/towards the west ▪ A damp wind blew from the west. to the west (of sth) ▪ a village to the west of Brussels 2.)… …

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  • 25west — /wɛst / (say west) noun 1. a cardinal point of the compass (90° to the left of north) corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. 2. the direction in which this point lies. –adjective 3. lying towards or situated in the west: the… …

  • 26west — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) 1 the direction towards which the sun goes down, and which is on the left of someone who is facing north: from/towards the west: A strong wind was blowing from the west. | to the west of: Birmingham is to the west… …

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  • 27west — noun (usu. the west) 1》 the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left hand side of a person facing north. 2》 the west of a country, region, or town.     ↘(the West) Europe and North America seen… …

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  • 28west — I UK [west] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) a) the direction that is behind you when you are looking at the rising sun, usually on the left on a map Which way is west? We ve driven from east to west. b) the west the part of a country, region, or… …

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  • 29West Calder — infobox UK place country = Scotland official name= West Calder population= 5,370 [http://www.gro scotland.gov.uk/files/04mid year estimates settlements table2.pdf#search=%22Ratho%20population%22] static static image caption=West Calder Main… …

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  • 30west — 1. noun /wɛst/ One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox. 2. adjective /wɛst/ a) Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward. b)… …

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