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  • 51Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 52Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… …

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  • 53Track and Field Sports — ▪ 2007 Introduction World Indoor Championships.       At the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) world indoor championships, held in Moscow on March 10–12, 2006, Russia and the U.S. divided up a majority share of the gold… …

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  • 54luster — I lus•ter [[t]ˈlʌs tər[/t]] n. 1) the state or quality of shining by reflecting light: the luster of satin[/ex] 2) a substance, as a coating or polish, used to impart sheen or gloss 3) radiant or luminous brightness; brilliance 4) radiance of… …

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  • 55lus|ter — lus|ter1 «LUHS tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a bright shine on the surface: »the luster of pearls. Beetles, glittering with metallic luster (Francis Parkman). SYNONYM(S): sheen, gloss. See syn. under polish. (Cf. ↑polish) 2. brightness; radiance: » …

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  • 56Solaris (operating system) — Solaris Company / developer Oracle Corporation Programmed in C OS family Unix …

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  • 57History of Bavaria — The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and its formation as a stem duchy in the 6th century through its inclusion in the Holy Roman Empires to its status as an independent kingdom and, finally, as a large and significant… …

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  • 58VirtualBox — Virtual box 4.1.4 running Windows 7 under Mac OSX Original author(s) …

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  • 59Catherine de' Medici's building projects — included the Valois chapel at Saint Denis, the Tuileries Palace, and the Hôtel de la Reine in Paris, and extensions to the château of Chenonceau, near Blois. Born in 1519 in Florence to an Italian father and a French mother, Catherine de Medici… …

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  • 60papermaking — [pā′pər māk΄iŋ] n. the making of paper papermaker n. * * * pa·per·mak·ing (pāʹpər mā kĭng) n. The process or craft of making paper.   paʹper·mak er n. * * * Introduction       formation of a matted or felted sheet, usually of cellulose fibres,… …

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