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121Tokelauan self-determination referendum, 2006 — The Tokelau self determination referendum of 2006, supervised by the United Nations [cite news|publisher=NZHerald|title=New Zealand s last colony to vote on future|date=10 Feb 2006|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c id=1… …
122Tokelauan self-determination referendum, 2007 — A referendum on self determination was held in Tokelau on 20 October and on 22–24 October 2007 [http://www.tokelau.org.nz/bulletin/bulletin22.html Bulletin of the Tokelau Government] , October 19, 2007] cite press release | title = Decolonization …
123over-confident — adj arrogant, brash, cocksure, self assured, blustering, swaggering, presumptuous, overweening, foolhardy, rash, incautious, over optimistic, sanguine FORMAL hubristic, temerarious COLLOQ. cocky, uppity, uppish ≠ cautious, diffident …
124international 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… …
125Russia — /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… …
126English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
127United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
128Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
