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  • 1United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 2rude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barbarous, crude, primitive, rough, rustic; harsh, rugged; coarse, uncouth; discourteous, uncivil, insolent. See vulgarity, courtesy, inelegance, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Boorish]… …

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  • 3Truculence — Tru cu*lence, Truculency Tru cu*len*cy, n. [L. truculentia.] The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Truculency — Truculence Tru cu*lence, Truculency Tru cu*len*cy, n. [L. truculentia.] The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5Marsh Arabs — Maʻdān معدان Total population 500,000[1] Regions with significant populations Middle East …

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  • 6José María de Pereda — (February 6 1833, Polanco mdash;March 1 1906, Polanco) was one of the most distinguished of modern Spanish novelists. He was educated at the Institute Cántabro of Santander, whence he went in 1852 to Madrid, where he studied with the vague… …

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  • 7Provençal literature —       the body of writings in the Occitan, or Provençal, language of Provence and neighbouring regions in southeastern France. Provençal literature flourished from the 11th to the 14th century, when its poetry reached rare heights of virtuosity… …

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  • 8Greek Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church     Greek Church     † …

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