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  • 61China — /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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  • 62contract — contractee, n. contractible, adj. contractibility, contractibleness, n. contractibly, adv. n., adj., and usu. for v. 16 18, 22, 23 /kon trakt/; otherwise v. /keuhn trakt /, n. 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing …

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  • 63Peace Congresses — • Meetings of representatives of different nations to obtain a peaceful settlement of differences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Peace Congresses     Peace Congresses   …

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  • 64Switzerland — • A confederation in the central part of Western Europe, made up of twenty two cantons, three of which are divided into half cantons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Switzerland     Switzerland …

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  • 65Council of Trent —     Council of Trent     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Trent     The nineteenth ecumenical council opened at Trent on 13 December, 1545, and closed there on 4 December, 1563. Its main object was the definitive determination of the… …

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  • 66Cochrane (provincial electoral district) — Cochrane Alberta electoral district Defunct provincial electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta District created 1909 District abolished 1940 First contested 1909 …

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  • 67Constitution of Quebec — The constitution of Quebec comprises a set of legal rules which fall in either one of the follow categories:[1] The provisions of the Constitution Act, 1867 pertaining to the provinces of Canada in general and Quebec in particular[2]; The organic …

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  • 68Negotiate — Ne*go ti*ate, v. i. [L. negotiatus, p. p. of negotiari, fr. negotium business; nec not + otium leisure. Cf. {Neglect}.] 1. To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. To treat with another respecting purchase and… …

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  • 69Statistics — Sta*tis tics (st[.a]*t[i^]s t[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. statistique, G. statistik. See {State}, n.] 1. The science which has to do with the collection, classification, and analysis of facts of a numerical nature regarding any topic. Specifically: The… …

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  • 70Pope Vigilius — Infobox Pope English name=Pope Vigilius term start=March 29, 537 term end=555 predecessor=Silverius successor=Pelagius I birth date=??? birthplace=Rome, Italy dead=dead|death date=555 deathplace=Syracuse, Italy|Pope Vigilius (d. June 7, 555)… …

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