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  • 101Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 102History of the Jews —     History of the Jews     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of the Jews     (Yehúd m; Ioudaismos).     Of the two terms, Jews and Judaism, the former denotes usually the Israelites or descendants of Jacob (Israel) in contrast to Gentile races;… …

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  • 103raz — [ ra ] n. m. • 1842; ras v. 1360; bret. raz, de l a. scand. râs « courant d eau » 1 ♦ Mar. Courant marin violent qui se fait sentir dans un passage étroit. ♢ Cour. (Bretagne, Normandie) Passage resserré où se produisent ces courants. Le raz de… …

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  • 104storm — /stɔm / (say stawm) noun 1. a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning, or flying sand or dust. 2. a heavy fall… …

  • 105Edvard Munch — This article is about the Norwegian artist. For the German philologist, see Eduard Munk. Edvard Munch Munch in 1921 Born 12 December 1863(1863 12 12) …

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  • 106Frank Sinatra — Sinatra redirects here. For other uses, see Sinatra (disambiguation). Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra at Girl s Town Ball in Florida, March 12, 1960. Background information Birth name …

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  • 107Mayerling Incident — This article is about the Mayerling incident. For other uses, see Mayerling (disambiguation). Photograph of Imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling, 1889 (The caption reads: Mayerling, the old hunting castle of Crown Prince Rudolph before 1889 ) The… …

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  • 1082006 Thai coup d'état — Thailand This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Thailand …

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  • 109convulsion — /keuhn vul sheuhn/, n. 1. contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions of the extremities, trunk, and head. 2. violent agitation or disturbance; commotion. 3. an outburst of great, uncontrollable laughter. [1575 85; …

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  • 110shock — shock1 shockable, adj. shockability, n. shockedness, n. shocklike, adj. /shok/, n. 1. a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision. 2. a sudden or violent disturbance or commotion: the shock of battle. 3. a sudden or violent disturbance of the… …

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