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  • 61education — /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… …

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  • 62Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 63Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …

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  • 64waste — n 1 Waste, desert, badlands, wilderness can mean a tract or region of land not usable for cultivation or general habitation. Waste is the general term applicable to a tract or region which because of natural features (as poor stony soil,… …

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  • 65Prodigal — Prod i*gal, a. [L. prodigus, from prodigere to drive forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive; cf. F. prodigue. See {Agent}. ] Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or… …

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  • 66Astana — Infobox Settlement official name = Astana native name = Астана imagesize = 250px image caption = image map caption = pushpin pushpin label position = bottom pushpin mapsize = 280 pushpin map caption = Location in Kazakhstan subdivision type =… …

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  • 67Augustus II the Strong — Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (as Augustus II the Strong; de. August II der Starke; pl. August II Mocny; 12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733) was as Frederick Augustus I the Elector of Saxony 1694 1733, later also King of… …

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  • 68prodigal — prodigally, adv. /prod i geuhl/, adj. 1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. 2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually fol. by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money. 3. lavishly abundant; profuse:… …

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  • 69Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …

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  • 70squander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. waste, lavish, dissipate. Ant., save. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spend, spend lavishly, throw away, fritter away; see waste 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [SKWAN dur] to waste …

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