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121India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
122language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …
123London — /lun deuhn/, n. 1. Jack, 1876 1916, U.S. short story writer and novelist. 2. a metropolis in SE England, on the Thames: capital of the United Kingdom. 3. City of, an old city in the central part of the former county of London: the ancient nucleus …
124marbling — /mahr bling/, n. 1. the act, process, or art of coloring or staining in imitation of variegated marble. 2. an appearance like that of variegated marble. 3. the intermixture of fat with lean in a cut of meat, which contributes to flavor and… …
125Panama — Panamanian /pan euh may nee euhn, mah /, adj., n. Panamic /pa nam ik/, adj. /pan euh mah , maw /, n. 1. a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km). 2. Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama,… …
126surah — surah1 /soor euh/, n. a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric. [1880 85; appar. var. of SURAT] surah2 /soor euh/, n. Islam. sura. * * * or sura Any chapter of the Qurān. According to Muslim belief, each of the 114 sūrahs, which vary in length from… …
127Uralic languages — Family of more than 30 languages spoken by some 25 million people in central and northern Eurasia. A primary division is between the Finno Ugric languages, which account for most of the languages and speakers, and the Samoyedic languages. The… …
128Pacific Islands — ▪ region, Pacific Ocean Introduction island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic groupings Melanesia (Melanesian culture), Micronesia (Micronesian culture), and Polynesia (Polynesian culture) but… …
