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  • 21Azerbaijan — /ah zeuhr buy jahn , az euhr buy jan /; Russ. /u zyirdd buy jahn /, n. 1. Also, Azerbaidzhan. Formerly, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, N of Iran and W of the Caspian Sea. 7,735,918; 33,430 sq. mi. (86,600 sq.… …

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  • 22Los Angeles — /laws an jeuh leuhs, leez , los/ or, often, /laws ang geuh leuhs, leez , los/ a seaport in SW California. 2,966,763; with suburbs 6,997,000; 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km). * * * City (pop., 2000: 3,694,820), southern California, U.S. The second… …

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  • 23Germany — /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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  • 24lukewarm — [lo͞ok′wôrm΄] adj. [ME luke warme < luke, tepid (akin to LowG luk, Du leuk, tepid < IE * k̆leu < base * k̆el , warm > OE hleowe, tepid, L calere, to be warm) + warm, WARM] 1. barely or moderately warm: said of liquids 2. not very warm …

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  • 25Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …

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  • 26lukewarm — luke•warm [[t]ˈlukˈwɔrm[/t]] adj. 1) moderately warm; tepid 2) having or showing little ardor, zeal, or enthusiasm; indifferent: lukewarm applause[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME lukewarme=luke tepid +warme warm luke′warm′ly, adv. luke′warm′ness …

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  • 27Lukewarm — Luke warm (l[=u]k w[add]rm ), a. [See {Luke}.] 1. Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid. [1913 Webster] 2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. Lukewarm blood. Spenser. Lukewarm patriots. Addison. [1913 Webster] An obedience so… …

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  • 28Lukewarmly — Lukewarm Luke warm (l[=u]k w[add]rm ), a. [See {Luke}.] 1. Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid. [1913 Webster] 2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. Lukewarm blood. Spenser. Lukewarm patriots. Addison. [1913 Webster] An… …

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  • 29Lukewarmness — Lukewarm Luke warm (l[=u]k w[add]rm ), a. [See {Luke}.] 1. Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid. [1913 Webster] 2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. Lukewarm blood. Spenser. Lukewarm patriots. Addison. [1913 Webster] An… …

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  • 30Tepid — Tep id, a. [L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat.] Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. {Tep id*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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