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  • 1amateur — n. Dilettant, dilettante (pl. dilettanti), desultory cultivator …

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  • 2dilettante — n. [It.] 1. Amateur, trifling or desultory cultivator. 2. Pretender to taste (in the fine arts) …

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  • 3eastern Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction       part of sub Saharan Africa comprising two traditionally recognized regions: East Africa, made up of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; and the Horn of Africa, made up of Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.… …

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  • 4India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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