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  • 1Canada Pension Plan — The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a contributory, earnings related social insurance program. It forms one of the two major components of Canada s public retirement income system, the other component being Old Age Security (OAS). Other parts of… …

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  • 2dose — I. n. 1. Prescribed portion (of medicine), drench, draught. 2. Disagreeable lot or fate or portion, bitter pill. 3. Sufficient quantity, quantity, portion, quantum. II. v. a. Administer a dose to, give doses to …

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  • 3Subdivision —   A prescribed portion of a given State or other geographical region.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

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  • 4Scapular — • The most important part, of the habit of the monastic orders Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scapular     Scapular     † …

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  • 5biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 8ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …

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  • 9Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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  • 10Han Dynasty — 漢朝 ← 206 BCE–220 CE …

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