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  • 101theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 102Central Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the… …

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  • 103Feast of Asses —     Feast of Asses     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of Asses     The celebration of the Festum Asinorum in medieval and ecclesiastical circles was a pastime in which all, from the dignitaries in the upper stalls of the sanctuary to the… …

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  • 104The Spanish Bull-Fight —     The Spanish Bull Fight     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Spanish Bull Fight     Neither the English term nor the German (Stiergefecht) used to designate this popular diversion of the Spaniards, can be said to express adequately the essential… …

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  • 105Cherpulassery — Cherpalchery   town   …

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  • 106Macguire — This notable Irish surname is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic MagUidhir . The Gaelic prefix Mac (written mag before a vowel) means son of , with the personal byname Uidhir , the genitive of odhar , dun coloured. Traditionally, Irish family… …

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  • 107Macquire — Recorded in several spellings including Maguire, MacGuire, McGuire, Macquire and Mcquire, this is a famous Irish surname. It derives from the pre 10th century Gaelic MagUidhir . The prefix Mac written as mag before a vowel means son of , with the …

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  • 108Maguire — Recorded in several spellings including Maguire, MacGuire, McGuire, and even Macquire, this is a famous Irish surname. It derives from the pre 10th century Gaelic MagUidhir . The prefix Mac written as mag before a vowel means son of , with the… …

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  • 109McGuire — This notable Irish surname is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic MagUidhir . The Gaelic prefix Mac (written mag before a vowel) means son of , with the personal byname Uidhir , the genitive of odhar , dun coloured. Traditionally, Irish family… …

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  • 110Moorcraft — This is an early English locational surname, found chiefly in the north and north western counties. Any of the various places called Moorcroft in West Yorkshire, or the lost place near Ormskirk in Lancashire that was called Morcroft , could be… …

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