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  • 91Clement XI — (Giovanni Francesco Albani) 1649 1721, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1700 21. * * * ▪ pope original name  Giovanni Francesco Albani   born July 23, 1649, Urbino, Papal States died March 19, 1721, Rome  pope from 1700 to 1721.       Of noble birth,… …

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  • 92Ethelred II — /eth euhl red /, ( the Unready ) A.D. 968? 1016, king of the English 978 1016. * * * or Aethelred Unraed known as Ethelred the Unready born 968? died April 23, 1016, London King of the English (978–1013, 1014–16). He became king after his half… …

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  • 93India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 94international 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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  • 95Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …

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  • 96Italy — /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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  • 97ne'er-do-well — /nair dooh wel /, n. 1. an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good for nothing. adj. 2. worthless; ineffectual; good for nothing. [1730 40] Syn. 1. idler, loafer, wastrel. * * * …

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  • 98Somalia — Somalian, adj., n. /soh mah lee euh, mahl yeuh/, n. an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 9,940,232; 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Cap.: Mogadishu.… …

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  • 99void — voidness, n. /voyd/, adj. 1. Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable. 2. useless; ineffectual; vain. 3. devoid; destitute (usually fol. by of): a life void of meaning. 4. without contents; empty. 5. without an… …

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  • 100Bagyidaw — died October 1846 Seventh monarch of the Alaungpaya dynasty (r. 1819–37) of Myanmar. Bagyidaw was an ineffectual king, but his general, Maha Bandula, convinced him to pursue a policy of expansion in northeastern India. His conquest of Assam and… …

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