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  • 51Brasília — /breuh zil yeuh/; Port. /brddah zeel yeuh/, n. a city in and the capital of Brazil, on the central plateau. 411,505. * * * City (pop., 2000: 2,043,169), capital of Brazil. It lies on the Paraná River. Though the idea of having the country s… …

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  • 52grotto — grottoed, adj. grottolike, adj. /grot oh/, n., pl. grottoes, grottos. 1. a cave or cavern. 2. an artificial cavernlike recess or structure. [1610 20; < It grotta < VL *crupta, for L crypta subterranean passage, chamber. See CRYPT] * * * ▪ cave&#8230; …

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  • 53ins and outs — 1. physical characteristics, as windings and turnings, nooks, or recesses: the ins and outs of a subterranean passage. 2. intricacies; particulars; peculiarities: the ins and outs of the tax laws. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 54souterrain — /sooh teuh rayn , sooh teuh rayn /, n. Chiefly Archaeol. a subterranean passage or structure; grotto. [1725 35; < F: lit., underground, calque of L subterraneus; see SOUS SOUS, TERRAIN] * * * …

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  • 55Diocese of Viterbo and Toscanella —     Diocese of Viterbo and Toscanella     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Viterbo and Toscanella     (VITERBIENSIS ET TUSCANENSIS).     The city of Viterbo in the Province of Rome stands at the foot of Monte Cimino, in Central Italy, in an&#8230; …

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  • 56Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr — For other people of the same name, see Abdul Rahman (name). Abdu l Rahman ibn Abu Bakr was son of Abu Bakr, the first caliph. Unlike the rest of his family, including his father Abu Bakr, and sister Aisha, he was late to convert to Islam, doing&#8230; …

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  • 57Coeymans Creek — Coordinates: 42°28′34″N 73°47′23″W / 42.47611°N 73.78972°W / 42.47611; 73.78972 …

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  • 58Campus of Dartmouth College — A view of the northeast corner of campus from the tower of Baker Memorial Library. From left to right: the Fairchild Physical Sciences Center (consisting of Burke, Steele, Fairchild and Wilder Halls) and Wheeler Hall. Dartmouth College is located …

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  • 59Donibristle — The modern Donibristle House, with the 18th century wings in front Location: Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland …

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  • 60Nicocles (Sicyon) — Nicocles (in Greek Nικoκλῆς; ruled 251 BC) was a tyrant of the ancient Greek city state of Sicyon in the 3rd century BC; to which position he raised himself in 251 BC by the murder of Paseas, who had succeeded his son Abantidas in the sovereign&#8230; …

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