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  • 21queen — queen1 W2S2 [kwi:n] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ruler)¦ 2¦(card)¦ 3 the queen of something 4¦(competition)¦ 5¦(insect)¦ 6 queen bee 7¦(homosexual)¦ 8¦(chess)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin …

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  • 22Valois Dynasty —    French royal dynasty between 1328 and 1589. The last strong king of the medieval Capetian dynasty, Philip IV (1285 1314), left three sons (Louis X, Philip V, and Charles IV) who ruled in succession between 1314 and 1328. At the death of Louis… …

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  • 23Sri Lanka — Ceylon redirects here. For the time period of 1948 1972, see Dominion of Ceylon. For other uses, see Ceylon (disambiguation). Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala) இலங்கை சனநாயக சமத்துவ… …

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  • 24Empress Matilda — Matilda of England redirects here. For other uses, see Matilda of England (disambiguation). Matilda of England Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Germany Tenure 7 January 1114 – 23 May 1125 …

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  • 25queen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ruler, mistress; belle. See authority, beauty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ruler, monarch, female ruler, female sovereign, queen mother, regent, wife of a king, empress, czarina, consort, queen consort,… …

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  • 26Bhopal (state) — Bhopal state audio|Bhopal.ogg|pronunciation (Hindi: भोपाल, Urdu: بھوپال, IPA2|bʰoːpɑːl) was an independent state of 18th century India, a princely state of British India from 1818 to 1947, and an Indian state from 1949 to 1956. Its capital was… …

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  • 27Smenkhkare — Pharaoh Infobox Name=Smenkhkare ImageSize=150 NomenHiero=N5 s mnx D28 D45 L1:Z2 Nomen= Smenkhkare Djeserkheperu Vigorous is the Soul of Re, Holy of Forms [Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2006 paperback. p.120]… …

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  • 28Balobedu — (ba Lobedu ba gaModjadji) is an African tribe of the Northern Sotho group. They have their own kingdom, the Balobedu Kingdom, within the Limpopo Province of South Africa with a female ruler, the Rain Queen Modjadji. Their language is known as… …

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  • 29Battle of Velata ( Ha'apai) — The Battle of Velata was a battle between Laufilitonga, the monarch from Tuʻi Tonga dynasty, and Taufa ahau, the heir apparent to Tu i Kanokupolu dynasty and the monarch of Tonga. The battle occurred in the location of Tau akipulu, Ha apai, in… …

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  • 30governess — mid 15c., female ruler, shortening of governouresse a woman who rules (late 14c.), from O.Fr. governeresse female ruler or administrator (see GOVERNOR (Cf. governor) + ESS (Cf. ess)); in the sense of a female teacher in a private home it is… …

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