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  • 31publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …

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  • 32Deindustrialization — The Bethlehem Steel plant in the United States went bankrupt in 2001, and has since been converted into the Sands Casino …

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  • 331939 Pacific typhoon season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=WPac First storm formed=February 3, 1939 Last storm dissipated=December 26, 1939 Strongest storm name=Twenty Six Strongest storm pressure=952 Strongest storm winds= Total storms=29 Total hurricanes=24 Total intense …

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  • 34education — /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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  • 35Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …

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  • 36Italy — /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… …

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  • 37Russia — /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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  • 38Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… …

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  • 39Ilia Prefecture — Infobox Pref GR name = Elis name local = Νομός Ηλείας periph = West Greece capital = Pyrgos population = 198,763 population as of = 2005 pop rank = 13th pop dens = 75.9 popdens rank = 13th area = 2,618 area rank = 22nd postal code = 27x xx area… …

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  • 401998 Pacific hurricane season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=EPac Year=1998 Track=1998 Pacific hurricane season map.png First storm formed=June 11, 1998 Last storm dissipated=October 20, 1998 Strongest storm name=Howard Strongest storm winds=130 Strongest storm pressure=932… …

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