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  • 121John James Joass — (1868 10 May 1952) was an Scottish architect, born in Dingwall , Scotland. His father William Cumming Joass was an established architect in that town. The son was given basic training with his father, and then in 1885 articled with John Burnet… …

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  • 122Ketch (disambiguation) — A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts.Ketch may also refer to:* Daniel Ketch, a Marvel Comics character * Jack Ketch (died 1686), English executioneree also* Catch …

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  • 123Essex — /es iks/, n. 1. 2nd Earl of. See Devereux, Robert. 2. a county in SE England. 1,410,900; 1418 sq. mi. (3670 sq. km). 3. a town in N Maryland, near Baltimore. 39,614. 4. a town in W Vermont. 14,392. * * * I Administrative (pop., 2001: 1,310,922),… …

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  • 124Madura — /meuh door euh/ for 1; /maj euhr euh/ for 2, n. 1. Dutch, Madoera. an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java. 76,100,000 with Java; 2112 sq. mi. (5470 sq. km). 2. Also, Madurai /mad yoo ruy /. a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India. 548,298. * …

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  • 125nice — nicely, adv. niceness, n. /nuys/, adj., nicer, nicest. 1. pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit. 2. amiably pleasant; kind: They are always nice to strangers. 3. characterized by, showing, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill,… …

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  • 126Nice — /nees/, n. a port in and the capital of Alpes Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort. 346,620. * * * ancient Niceaea City (pop., 1999: city, 342,738; metro. area, 888,784) southeastern France. It is located on the Côte d Azur of… …

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  • 127Zonguldak — ▪ Turkey       city, capital of Zonguldak il (province), northwestern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast. The well equipped port is the main outlet for coal extracted from the basin between Zonguldak and Ereğli. The city s development and rapid rise… …

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  • 128carronade — noun /ˌkɛrəˈneɪd/ a very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range [They] viewed the vessel, which proved to be a very fine fast sailing craft, well found, with six brass carronades on each side …

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