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81Palestinian law — is the rule of law within the territory administered by the Palestinian National Authority pursuant to the Oslo Accords. It has an unusually unsettled status, as of 2008, due to the complex legal history of the area, the overlapping jurisdictions …
82Antichrist — and the devil. From the Deeds of the Antichrist fresco by Luca Signorelli, c. 1501 For other uses, see Antichrist (disambiguation) …
83War in Afghanistan (2001–present) — War in Afghanistan Part of the Afghan civil war and the War on Terror …
84Abilene — /ab euh leen /, n. a city in central Texas. 98,315. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 115,930), northwestern Texas, U.S. Founded in 1881 as the new railhead for the overland Texas cattle drives, it took the business of the previous railhead, Abilene, Kan …
85Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …
86Billy the Kid — 1. (William H. Bonney) 1859 81, U.S. outlaw. 2. (italics) a ballet (1938) choreographed by Eugene Loring, with musical score by Aaron Copland. * * * orig. William H. Bonney, Jr., or Henry McCarty born Nov. 23, 1859/60, New York, N.Y., U.S. died… …
87Haiti — /hay tee/, n. 1. Formerly, Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 6,611,407; 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Cap.: Port au Prince. 2. Also, Hayti. a former name of Hispaniola. * * * Haiti… …
88punch — punch1 puncher, n. /punch/, n. 1. a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch. 3. pull punches, a. to lessen deliberately the force… …
89Punch — /punch/, n. 1. the chief male character in a Punch and Judy show. 2. pleased as Punch, highly pleased; delighted: They were pleased as Punch at having been asked to come along. [short for PUNCHINELLO] * * * I English illustrated periodical… …
90Sierra Leone — Sierra Leonean /lee oh nee euhn/. /lee oh nee, lee ohn / an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 4,891,546; 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Cap.: Freetown. * * *… …
