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51History of the Encyclopædia Britannica — The Encyclopædia Britannica has been published continuously since 1768, appearing in 15 official editions. Several editions have been amended with multi volume supplements (3rd–6th) or undergone drastic re organizations (15th). In recent years,… …
52Hurricane Dean — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Dean Type=hurricane Year=2007 Basin=Atl Image location=Dean 20 aug 2007 1841Z.jpg Formed=August 13, 2007 Dissipated=August 23, 2007 1 min winds=150 Pressure=905 Da Inflated=1 Fatalities=32 direct, 12 indirect… …
53Muslim conquest of Alexandria — Historical Overview= With the death of Muhammad in 632 AD, the Muslim world began a period of rapid expansion. Under the rule of the first caliphs, the Rashidun, Muslim armies began assaulting the borders of both Sassanid Persia and the Byzantine …
54coraciiform — [kôr΄ə sī′ə fôrm΄] adj. 〚< ModL Coracii, name of the suborder < Gr korax,RAVEN1 + FORM〛 of or belonging to an order (Coraciiformes) of birds with a strong, sharp bill, fused front toes, and usually bright coloration, as the kingfishers, bee… …
55Australopithecus — /aw stray loh pith i keuhs, peuh thee keuhs, aw streuh /, n. an extinct genus of small brained,large toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago. Cf. australopithecine. [ < NL (1905), equiv. to austral(is) …
56chile — /chil ee/, n. chili. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was overthrown in 1973 by a dictatorial military regime led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990 …
57Chile — Chilean, adj., n. /chil ee/; Sp. /chee le/, n. a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168; 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was… …
58education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
59ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
60France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
