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  • 121maître — maître, maîtresse [ mɛtr, mɛtrɛs ] n. • maistre 1080; maistresse XIIe; lat. magister I ♦ Personne qui exerce une domination. 1 ♦ N. m. Personne qui a pouvoir et autorité sur qqn pour se faire servir, obéir. Le maître et l esclave. Le maître et le …

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  • 122Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …

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  • 123china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 124China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 125India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 126ENGLAND — The British Isles were unknown to the Jews until a late date, and the settlement of the Jews in medieval England was among the latest in Europe. It is possible that a small nucleus was to be found there under the Romans and that in the Saxon… …

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  • 127Karanam — or Karana is a caste mostly prevalent in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. In Orissa this is spelled as Karana and in Andhra Pradesh it is spelt as Karanam. In Andhra Pradesh, they are also called as Sristikaranam, Sistukaranam, Sistakaranam,… …

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  • 128Robert G. Lowery — Infobox Mayor name = Robert G. Lowery, Sr. caption = office = Mayor of Florissant term start = February, 2001 term end = governor = Matt Blunt predecessor = James J. Eagan successor = Incumbent birth date = 1940 birth place = death date = death… …

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