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  • 81Perthshire —    PERTHSHIRE, an inland and most extensive county, nearly in the centre of Scotland, bounded on the north and north west by Inverness shire; on the east by the county of Forfar; on the south east by the counties of Fife and Kinross; on the south …

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  • 82Straiton —    STRAITON, a parish, in the district of Carrick, county of Ayr, 7 miles (S. E. by E.) from Maybole; containing, with the village of Patna, 1363 inhabitants. This place derives its name, signifying in the Celtic language the town of the strath,… …

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  • 83Dominion Wrestling Union — Acronym DWU Founded 1929 Defunct 1962 Headquarters New Zealand The Dominion Wrestling Union (DWU) was the first professional wrestling promotion in …

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  • 84Duirinish —    DUIRINISH, a parish, in the Isle of Skye, county of Inverness; containing, with the late quoad sacra parish of Waternish, 4983 inhabitants. This place, early in the tenth century, became the property of the Mc Leods, by marriage of the first… …

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  • 85Lochwinnoch —    LOCHWINNOCH, a parish, in the Upper ward of the county of Renfrew, 4 miles (N.) from Beith, and 12 (S. by E.) from Port Glasgow; containing, with the village of Howwood, 4716 inhabitants, of whom 2681 are in the village of Lochwinnoch. The… …

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  • 86tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …

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  • 87The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …

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  • 88tall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. high, lofty, towering; long, long limbed; informal, exaggerated. See height, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lofty] Syn. big, great, towering; see high 1 . 2. [Exaggerated] Syn. far fetched …

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  • 89Jama Masjid, Delhi — Coordinates: 28°39′04″N 77°14′02″E / 28.651°N 77.234°E / 28.651; 77.234 …

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  • 90Dunfermline —    DUNFERMLINE, a royal burgh, and parish, in the district of Dunfermline, county of Fife; including the villages of Charlestown, Crossford, Halbeath, Limekilns, Mastertown, Patiemuir, North Queensferry, and part of Crossgates; and containing… …

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