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  • 51international 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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  • 52Coupling — This article is about a mechanical connection between two objects. For other uses, see Coupling (disambiguation). Rotating coupling A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power.… …

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  • 53Union between Sweden and Norway — United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Förenade konungarikena Sverige och Norge De forenede Kongeriger Norge og Sverige Personal union ← …

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  • 55Chinese furniture — Chinese folding screen on display in the Kunstkamera, Saint Petersburg …

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  • 56United 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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  • 57military technology — Introduction       range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …

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  • 58couple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. join, tie, link; yoke, unite, pair; marry. See junction, marriage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pair] Syn. duo, twosome, two; see pair . 2. [*A few] Syn. some, several, a handful; see few . See Synonym …

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  • 59HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 60Vietnam — /vee et nahm , nam , vyet , vee it /, n. 1. Official name, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and… …

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