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  • 121КОЛОНИАЛИЗМ — (идеология) – политич., экономич., идеологич. и культурное порабощение одних стран, как правило экономически менее развитых, эксплуататорскими классами др. стран. В определенных конкретно историч. формах К. присущ всем эксплуататорским формациям… …

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  • 122Assam — /as sam /, n. a state in NE India. 17,810,000; 85,012 sq. mi. (220,181 sq. km). Cap.: Shillong. * * * State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 26,638,407), northeastern India. With an area of 30,285 sq mi (78,438 sq km), Assam borders Bhutan and Bangladesh and …

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  • 123Benin — /be neen /, n. 1. Formerly, Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 3,197,000; 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Cap.: Porto Novo. 2. Bight of, a bay in N Gulf of Guinea in W Africa. 3. a… …

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  • 124Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …

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  • 125Galicia — /geuh lish ee euh, lish euh/; for 2 also Sp. /gah lee thyah/, n. 1. a region in E central Europe: a former crown land of Austria, included in S Poland after World War I, and now partly in Ukraine. ab. 30,500 sq. mi. (79,000 sq. km). 2. a maritime …

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  • 126international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 127Madhya Pradesh — /mud yeuh preuh daysh , prah desh/ a state in central India. 48,230,000; 171,201 sq. mi. (443,411 sq. km). Cap.: Bhopal. * * * State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 60,385,118), central India. It is bordered by the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,… …

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  • 128Northern Ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 1,537,200; 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Cap.: Belfast. * * * Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion …

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