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  • 11Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 12English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 13education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 14Desiderius Erasmus —     Desiderius Erasmus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Desiderius Erasmus     The most brilliant and most important leader of German humanism, b. at Rotterdam, Holland, 28 October, probably in 1466; d. at Basle, Switzerland, 12 July, 1536. He was… …

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  • 15Anne of Denmark — Infobox British Royalty|majesty|consort name = Anne of Denmark title = Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland caption = Queen Anne in mourning for Prince Henry reign =20 August 1589 – 2 March 1619 24 March 1603 – 2 March 1619 reign type …

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  • 16Yes Minister — Yes, Prime Minister The title card of Yes Minister Genre Political satire Situation comedy Created by Antony Jay Jon …

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  • 17Mikhail Speransky — Count Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky (Михаил Михайлович Сперанский) ( January 12 [O.S. January 1] 1772 – February 23 [O.S. February 11] 1839) was probably the greatest of Russian reformers during the reign of Alexander I of Russia. He was a close …

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  • 18Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe — Infobox Military Person name =The Earl Howe lived=8 March 1726 ndash; 5 August 1799 caption =Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe placeofbirth =London, England placeofdeath = allegiance= branch= serviceyears=1740 1794 battles=Jacobite Rising War of the… …

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  • 19Christopher Hitchens — Born Christopher Eric Hitchens April 13, 1949 (1949 04 13) (age 62) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK Occupation …

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  • 20Apartment — For other uses, see Apartment (disambiguation). Apartments facing Central Park in midtown Manhattan, New York, United States …

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