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  • 111China — /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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  • 112mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …

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  • 113performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 114Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican. /pwer teuh ree koh, pwer toh, pawr teuh, pohr /; Sp. /pwerdd taw rddee kaw/ an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3,196,520; 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Cap.: San Juan. Formerly (until 1932),… …

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  • 115Islamic 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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  • 116English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 117Deity — • This article is confined to the non Christian notion of the Deity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deity     Deity     † …

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  • 118Brut y Brenhinedd — (English: Chronicle of the Kings)[1] is a collection of variant Middle Welsh versions of Geoffrey of Monmouth s Latin chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain). About 60 versions survive, with the earliest dating to… …

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  • 119Court Appointed Special Advocates — CASA logo Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a national association in the United States that supports and promotes court appointed advocates for abused or neglected children in order to provide children with a safe and healthy… …

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  • 120Damond Jiniya — is an American vocalist and lyricist. He was born December 16, 1974 in Palm Springs California. His most notable work was fronting the prog metal band Savatage (2000–2005). Damond also achieved international notoriety with his electro metal band… …

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