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  • 1Desert Shores, California — Desert Shores   census designated place   Desert Shores, CA, looking east toward the Salton Sea …

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  • 2Lost Ship of the Desert — Desert Ship redirects here. For the USS Desert Ship at White Sands, see USS Desert Ship (LLS 1). Contents 1 The Basic Stories 1.1 The Lost Galleon, or The Spanish Galleon …

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  • 3Mount Desert Island — Bass Harbor Head Light …

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  • 4merit — I. n. 1. Desert, worth, worthiness. 2. Excellence, credit, worth, goodness, worthiness. 3. Reward deserved, that which is earned. 4. [pl.] Claim, right. II. v. a. 1. Deserve, have a right to, be entitled to, earn …

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  • 5Merit — Mer it, v. i. To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …

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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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  • 7international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 8Calendar of 1998 — ▪ 1999 January January 1       At the stroke of the new year, the Russian ruble is worth a thousand times less than before as three zeros are removed from its value; about six new rubles equal one U.S. dollar.       Foreign Minister David Levy… …

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  • 9ancient 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… …

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  • 10biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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