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  • 101chad — /chad/, n. Computers. a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape. [1945 50; orig. uncert.] * * * Chad Introduction Chad Background: Chad, part of France s African holdings until 1960, endured three… …

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  • 102Chad — /chad/, n. 1. Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation). 2. Official name, Republic of Chad. a republic in N central Africa …

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  • 103Southern Africa — Introduction       southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded… …

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  • 104Panthays — form a group of Chinese Muslims in Burma. Some people refer to Panthays as the oldest group of Chinese Muslims in Burma. However, because of intermixing and cultural diffusion the Panthays are not as distinct a group as they once were. Contents 1 …

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  • 105Manufacturing in Chad — was dominated by agribusiness, and Cotontchad in particular. Next in importance were the National Sugar Company of Chad (Société Nationale Sucrière du Tchad SONASUT), the Chadian Textile Company (Société Tchadienne de Textile STT), the Logone… …

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  • 106Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company — The Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company (MOSBC) was the second to build and operate steamboats on America s rivers west of the Allegheny Mountains. Created as a stock company and based at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the shareholders of the… …

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  • 107Fergana Valley — The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley ( uz. Farg‘ona vodiysi, Kyrgyz: Фергана өрөөнү, Tajik: водии Фaрғонa, ru. Ферганская долина, fa. دشت فرغانه) is a region in Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan..… …

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  • 108Organic clothing — is clothing made from materials raised or grown in compliance with organic agricultural standards[citation needed]. Organic clothing uses cotton, jute, silk, ramie, or wool.[1] Retailers charge more for organic clothing because such the material… …

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  • 109William McConnel — Infobox Person name = William McConnel image size = caption = birth name = birth date = 1809 birth place = Manchester, Lancashire, England death date = death date and age|1902|01|01|1809|01|01 death place = unknown death cause = resting place =… …

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  • 110wholesale price index —  measure of changes in the prices charged by manufacturers and wholesalers. Wholesale price indexes measure the changes in commodity prices at a selected stage or stages before goods reach the retail level; the prices may be those charged by… …

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