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  • 11Sea of Galilee —     Sea of Tiberias     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sea of Tiberias     So called in John 21:1 (cf. 6:1), otherwise known as the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16; John 6:1) or as the lake of Genesareth (Luke 5:1, and Rabbinical writings), or …

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  • 12Current sea level rise — This article is about the current and future rise in sea level associated with global warming. For sea level changes in Earth s history, see Sea level#Changes through geologic time. Sea level measurements from 23 long tide gauge records in… …

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  • 13Douglas TBD Devastator — TBD Devastator US Navy TBD 1 Torpedo Squadron Six (VT 6), USS Enterprise (CV 6), 1938 …

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  • 14convergent — a. 1. Converging, gradually approaching. 2. (Math.) Tending to a limit …

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  • 15converging — a. 1. Convergent, gradually approaching. 2. (Math.) Tending to a limit …

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  • 16literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 17HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 18international 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… …

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  • 19ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …

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  • 20china — /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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