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51Italy — /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… …
52acrimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bitterness, rancor, acerbity, asperity, resentment, discourtesy, pungency.Ant., civility; goodwill, amiability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bitterness, asperity, harshness, rancor; see anger , bitterness… …
53HISTORICAL 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… …
54Passover Seder — Table set for the Passover Seder. The Passover Seder (Hebrew: סֵדֶר [ˈsedeʁ], order, arrangement ; Yiddish: Seyder) is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is conducted on the evenings of the 14th… …
55Barley wine — or Barleywine is a style of strong ale originating in England in the nineteenth century (derived from the March or October beers of the 18th century) but now brewed worldwide. The first beer to be marketed as Barley Wine was Bass No. 1 Ale,… …
56Kopi Luwak — Sumatran kopi luwak farmer shows beans prior to cleaning and roasting, Sumatra, Indonesia Kopi luwak (Malay pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ]), or civet coffee, i …
57Rivalries in the National Football League — As with all sports leagues, there are a number of significant rivalries in the National Football League (NFL). Rivalries are occasionally created due to a particular event that causes bad blood between teams, players, coaches, or owners, but for… …
58Marah (Bible) — The Water of Marah, engraving by Gérard Jollain, 1670. Marah (Hebrew: מָרָה meaning bitter ) is one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites, during the Exodus …
59Electronic tongue — working principle The electronic tongue is an instrument that measures and compares tastes. [http://www.electronictongue.com/index.html] , [http://www.alpha mos.com/en/products/proast.php] Chemical compounds responsible for taste are perceived by …
60The Dead Brother's Song — ( el. Το Τραγούδι Του Νεκρού Αδερφού, or most commonly Του Νεκρού Αδερφού) is a Greek poem, considered to be the oldest surviving dimotikó song of the Greek music.The song was composed in Asia Minor in the 9th century [Samuel Baud Bovy, La… …
