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  • 21Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …

    Universalium

  • 22unavoidable — Not avoidable, incapable of being shunned or prevented, inevitable, and necessary @ unavoidable accident An inevitable accident; one which could not have been prevented by exercise of due care by both parties under circumstances prevailing.… …

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  • 23Doolittle Raid — Part of World War II, Pacific War A B 25 taking off from Hornet …

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  • 24Battle of Fredericksburg — Part of the American Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg …

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  • 25contingent — Synonyms and related words: accessory, accident, accidental, addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, adscititious, adventitious, adventure, age group, aleatory, allotment, allowance, appendage, appurtenance, appurtenant, ascititious, at issue,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26juncture — juncture,[/p] pass, exigency, emergency, contingency, pinch, strait, crisis denote a critical or crucial time or state of affairs (as in the life of a person or institution or the history of a country). Juncture emphasizes the significant… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 27contingent — adj 1. conditional, provisional, provisory, stipulatory; dependent on or upon, depending, depending on, hanging on, hinging on; circumstantial, depending on circumstances; subject to, incident to, incidental to. 2. likely, possible, probable,… …

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