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  • 11Romania — /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 21,399,114; 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Cap.: Bucharest. Romanian, România /rddaw mu nyah/. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet… …

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  • 12România — /rddaw mu nyah/; Eng. /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. Romanian name of ROMANIA. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet occupation following World War II led to the formation of a Communist peoples republic in 1947 and the… …

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  • 13Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 14Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …

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  • 15Curtail — Cur*tail (k[u^]r*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} ( t[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. [1913 Webster] I, that am… …

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  • 16Curtailing — Curtail Cur*tail (k[u^]r*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} ( t[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. [1913 Webster] I, that am… …

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  • 17Berlin S-Bahn — Infobox Public transit name = Berlin S Bahn imagesize = 70px locale = Berlin transit type = Rapid transit Regional rail began operation = 1924 ended operation = system length = km to mi|331|abbr=yes|precision=0 lines = 15 vehicles = stations =… …

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  • 18MBTA Commuter Rail — COMMUTER RAIL MBTA Commuter Rail provides commuter service from Boston as far north as Newburyport, as far south as Warwick, and as far west a …

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  • 19Open Access Same-Time Information System — The Open Access Same Time Information System (OASIS), is an Internet based system for obtaining services related to electric power transmission in North America. It is the primary means by which high voltage transmission lines are reserved for… …

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  • 20Nathalie Simard — Born 7 July 1969 (1969 07 07) (age 42) Île d Orléans, Quebec, Canada Years active 1971–2008 Associated acts René Simard Nathalie Simard (born in …

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