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  • 1disarm — I. v. a. 1. Deprive of arms or weapons. 2. Disable, incapacitate, render powerless, harmless, or innocuous. II. v. n. Lay down arms, reduce the military establishment, dismiss or disband troops, reduce forces to a peace footing …

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  • 2cashier — cashier1 noun a person handling payments and receipts in a shop, bank, or business. Origin C16: from Du. cassier or Fr. caissier, from caisse cash . cashier2 verb dismiss from the armed forces because of a serious misdemeanour. Origin C16: from… …

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  • 3Ernst von Mansfeld — Born c. 1580 Died Nov …

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  • 4United 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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  • 5Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 6India — /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.… …

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  • 7South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …

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  • 8HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 9Caesar's civil war — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Caesar s Civil War partof=Roman Republican civil wars caption=Busts of Julius Caesar and Pompey, the protagonists in this war. date=January 10, 49 BC March 17, 45 BCCaesar s crossing of the Rubicon to the Battle …

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  • 10performing 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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