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  • 1position — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, exact ▪ central ▪ geographical ▪ relative ▪ military …

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  • 2Eminent domain — (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and Canada) is an action of the state to seize a citizen s private property, expropriate… …

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  • 3éminent — éminent, ente [ eminɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1216; lat. eminens 1 ♦ Vx Élevé (lieu). 2 ♦ (XVIe) Mod. Qui est au dessus du niveau commun, d ordre supérieur. ⇒ élevé, exceptionnel, 1. insigne. Il a rendu d éminents services. « trois sortes de personnes [ …

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  • 4eminent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, from Latin eminent , eminens, present participle of eminēre to stand out, from e + minēre; akin to Latin mont , mons mountain more at mount Date: 15th century 1.… …

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  • 5pre-eminent — pre em|i|nent preeminent [priˈemınənt] adj much more important, more powerful, or better than any others of its kind ▪ his pre eminent position in society >pre eminently adv >pre eminence n [U] …

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  • 6pre-eminent — adj. Pre eminent is used with these nouns: ↑position …

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  • 7British Israelism — Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom. British Israelism (also called Anglo Israelism) is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost… …

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  • 9Kingdom of Gwynedd — Infobox Former Country native name = Teyrnas Gwynedd conventional long name = Kingdom of GwyneddRef|1 common name = Gwynedd |continent = Europe region = British Isles country = Wales era = Middle Ages government type = Monarchy |event start =… …

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  • 10Reaction to Darwin's theory — This article deals with Darwin s life during the period from 1859 to 1861, including immediate reactions to his publication of The Origin of Species . For events leading up to this period, see inception of Darwin s theory, development of Darwin s …

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