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  • 91Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket — Nocturne in Schwarz und Gold: Die fallende Rakete James McNeill Whistler, 1874/1877 Öl auf Holz, 60,3 cm × 46,6 cm Detroit Institute of Arts Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket (deutsch: Nocturne in Schwarz …

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  • 92Nocturne in Schwarz und Gold: Die fallende Rakete — James McNeill Whistler, 1874/1877 Öl auf Holz, 60,3 cm × 46,6 cm …

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  • 93close-minded — close mind·ed (klōsʹmīnʹdĭd, klōzʹ ) or closed mind·ed (klōzdʹ ) adj. Intolerant of the beliefs and opinions of others; stubbornly unreceptive to new ideas.   closeʹ mindʹed·ness n. * * * …

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  • 94closed-minded — /klohzd muyn did/, adj. having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It s hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed minded person. [modeled after OPEN MINDED] * * * …

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  • 95congo — /kong goh/, n. congou. * * * Congo Congo:Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon Map references: Africa Area: total area: 342,000 sq km land area: 341,500 sq km comparative area: slightly… …

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  • 96Congo — /kong goh/, n. 1. People s Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 2,583,198; 132,046 …

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  • 97education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 98ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… …

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  • 99South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …

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  • 100Tennessee — /ten euh see /, n. 1. a state in the SE United States. 4,590,750; 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Cap.: Nashville. Abbr.: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn. 2. a river flowing from E Tennessee through N Alabama, W Tennessee, and SW Kentucky into… …

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