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  • 81United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 82United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 83Japanese literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical language.       Both in quantity and quality, Japanese… …

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  • 84theatre music — ▪ musical genre Introduction       any music designed to form part of a dramatic performance, as, for example, a ballet, stage play, motion picture, or television program. Included are the European operetta and its American form, the musical… …

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  • 85Sicilian nobility — The Sicilian nobility was a privileged hereditary class in the Kingdom of Sicily, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Italy, whose origins may be traced to the 11th century CE. Contents 1 History 2 Modern history 3 See also …

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  • 86ROCOCO ARCHITECTURE —    The Rococo style of architecture first appeared in the French court in the early years of the 18th century and can be seen in some ways as an outgrowth of the late 17th century Baroque age. But while Baroque architecture was monumental and… …

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  • 88Tang Dynasty — For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). Tang 唐 ← …

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  • 89Solon — (ancient Greek: Polytonic|Σόλων, c. 638 BC ndash;558 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and Lyric poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens. His reforms… …

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  • 90Gustav III of Sweden — Infobox Swedish Royalty|monarch name = Gustav III title = King of Sweden caption = Gustav III painted in 1775 by Alexander Roslin. reign = 12 February 1771 – 29 March 1792 coronation = 29 May 1772 predecessor = Adolf Frederick successor = Gustav… …

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