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Ambrosia

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The fragrant food of the gods of Olympus, fabled to preserve in them and confer on others immortal youth and beauty.

Ahmed Shah

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The founder of the Afghan dynasty and the Afghan power (1724-1773).

Acadia

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The French name for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

The king of Macedonia, son of Philip by Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemus, king of Epirus; born at Pella, 356 B.C.; had the philosopher Aristotle for tutor, and being instructed by him in all kinds ...

Aconcagua

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The highest peak of the Andes, about 100 m. NE. of Valparaiso, 22,867 ft. high; recently ascended by a Swiss and a Scotchman, attendants of Fitzgerald's party.

Alaric I.

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The king of the Visigoths, a man of noble birth, who, at the end of the 4th and beginning of the 5th century, ravaged Greece, invaded Italy, and took and pillaged Rome; died at Cosenza, in Calabria, ...