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11Jewish atheism — is practiced by atheists who are ethnically Jewish and members of the Jewish people. Because Jewishness encompasses ethnic as well as religious components, the term Jewish atheism does not necessarily imply any kind of contradiction. Based on… …
12Architecture of Toronto — The architecture of Toronto is most marked by its being the financial and cultural capital of Canada. Once an important port and manufacturing centre, today Toronto s economy is dominated by the service sector.Toronto has traditionally been a… …
13declaratory judgment — Law. a judgment that merely decides the rights of parties in a given transaction, situation, or dispute but does not order any action or award damages. * * * In law, a judgment merely declaring a right or establishing the legal status or… …
14international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
15Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
16japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
17Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
18novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
19Gandhi, Sonia — ▪ 1996 Throughout 1995 a single question held out hope for or haunted political life in India: What would Sonia Gandhi choose to do? The Italian born Sonia was the widow of one Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi; daughter in law of another …
20McGraw, Phil — ▪ 2005 By 2004 talk show host, author, and psychologist educator Phil McGraw had secured his place as “America s therapist” with the success of the nationally syndicated Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002 and showcased McGraw s talent for… …
