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  • 61Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …

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  • 62Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 63jog — jog1 jogger, n. /jog/, v., jogged, jogging, n. v.t. 1. to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly. 2. to cause to function with a jolt for a moment or in a series of disconnected motions: He jogged the motor and… …

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  • 64Eclipse (Banville novel) — Eclipse   …

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  • 65Military history of South America — The Battle of Chacabuco, 1817, during the Chilean War of Independence, a war often fought across harsh and difficult terrain. The military history of South America can be divided into two major periods pre and post Columbian divided by the… …

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  • 66careless — adj Careless, heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent mean showing lack of concern or attention. Careless often implies the absence of such cares as responsibilities or worries; it then usually connotes casualness, spontaneity, and lightheartedness… …

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  • 67jog — I [[t]dʒɒg[/t]] v. jogged, jog•ging, n. 1) to move or shake with a push or jerk 2) to stir into activity or alertness, as by a reminder: to jog one s memory[/ex] 3) to cause (a horse) to go at a steady trot 4) pri to align the edges of (a stack… …

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  • 68ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …

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