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  • 81World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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  • 82biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 83theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present.       For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …

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  • 84Bruges — • The chief town of the Province of West Flanders in the Kingdom of Belgium Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bruges     Bruges     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 85venture — Synonyms and related words: accept, advance, adventure, affair, agiotage, approach, arbitrage, assay, assume, attack, attempt, banter, be a man, be caught short, be short, beard, belong, bet, brave, broach, bucket, bucketshop, buckle to, business …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 86enterprise — noun 1》 a project or undertaking, especially a bold one.     ↘bold resourcefulness. 2》 a business or company. Derivatives enterpriser noun Origin ME: from OFr., something undertaken , feminine past participle (used asnoun) of entreprendre, based… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 87enterprise — ► NOUN 1) a project or undertaking, especially a bold one. 2) bold resourcefulness. 3) a business or company. ORIGIN Old French, something undertaken , from Latin prehendere to take …

    English terms dictionary

  • 88SOUTH AFRICA — SOUTH AFRICA, republic comprising nine provinces – Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State, and KwaZulu Natal. Prior to 1994, when multiracial democracy was introduced, there were four… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 89Adventurous — Ad*ven tur*ous, a. [OE. aventurous, aunterous, OF. aventuros, F. aventureux, fr. aventure. See {Adventure}, n.] 1. Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; applied to persons. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 90Enterprise — En ter*prise, n. [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See {Inter}, and {Emprise}.] 1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity,… …

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