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1rapacity — n. 1. Ravenousness, rapaciousness, voraciousness, voracity, avidity, canine appetite. 2. Greed, ravenousness, exercise of plunder. 3. Avariciousness, greediness of gain …
2India — /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.… …
317th Airborne Division (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=17th Airborne Division caption=17th ABD Shoulder Sleeve Insignia nickname=Golden Talons motto=Thunder From Heaven colors=Black and Gold march= ceremonial chief= type=Parachute Infantry branch=United States Army… …
413th Airborne Division (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=13th Airborne Division caption=Shoulder sleeve patch of the 13th Airborne Division nickname= Lucky Thirteenth motto= colors= march= ceremonial chief= type=Infantry branch=Army dates= August 13, 1943–February 26,… …
5Nazi architecture — was an architectural plan which played a role in the Nazi party s plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich. The tribune of the Zeppelinfeld stadium in Nuremberg, where the annual Party rally took… …
6United 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… …
7ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
8Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
9List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year — Western Front= Includes land and sea operations relating to north west Europe, but excludes: * purely naval operations in the adjoining waters (see: List of World War II military operations Atlantic Ocean) * operations in Scandinavia (Denmark,… …
10Late Night Line-Up — was a pioneering British television discussion programme broadcast on BBC2 between 1964 and 1972. Late Night Line Up returned for a special one off edition on BBC Parliament in 2008.BackgroundFrom its launch in April 1964, BBC2 began each evening …
