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  • 121Islam in Iran — The Islamic conquest of Persia (637 651) led to the end of the Sassanid Empire and the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia. However, the achievements of the previous Persian civilizations were not lost, but were to a great… …

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  • 122Jonathan Agnew — Infobox cricketer biography playername = Jonathan Agnew country = England fullname = Jonathan Philip Agnew nickname = Aggers living = true dayofbirth = 4 monthofbirth = 4 yearofbirth = 1960 placeofbirth = Macclesfield, Cheshire countryofbirth =… …

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  • 123Register (sociolinguistics) — For the phonological term, see Register (phonology). In linguistics, a register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. For example, when speaking in a formal setting an English speaker may be… …

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  • 124Bassui Tokushō — Infobox Buddhist biography name = Bassui Tokushō img size = img capt = landscape = birth name = other names = dharma name = birth date = 1327 birth place = Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan death date = 1387 death place = nationality = Japanese… …

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  • 125Beau Nash — (18 October 1674 3 February 1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath. Biography Nash was born in Swansea in Wales. He …

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  • 126Opera Holland Park — is a summer opera company which produces an annual season of opera performances staged under a temporary canopy in Holland Park, a public park in a wealthy district of west central London of the same name. The venue is fully covered but is open… …

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  • 127Y'all — Y all, sometimes spelled as Ya ll , Yawl , or Yaw , and archaically spelled You all , is a fused grammaticalization of the phrase you all . It is used primarily as a plural second person pronoun, and less often as a singular second person pronoun …

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  • 128History of Kolkata — Kolkata (Bangla: IPAudio|Calcutta pronunciation.ogg| [ kolkat̪a] কলকাতা; formerly named Audio|Hi Calcutta.ogg|Calcutta) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The… …

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