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Agra

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A handsome city on the Jumna, in NW. Province of India, famous for, among other monuments, the Taj Mahal, a magnificent mausoleum erected near it by the Emperor Shah Jehan for himself and his ...

Alasnam

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A hero related of in the "Arabian Nights" as having erected eight statues of gold, and in quest of a statue for a ninth unoccupied pedestal, finding what he wanted in the person of a beautiful woman ...

Acetone

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A highly inflammable liquid obtained generally by the dry distillation of acetates.

Aguas Calientes

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A high-lying inland trading town in Mexico.

Almora

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A high-lying town at the foot of the Himalayas, 85 m. N. of Bareilly.

Angel-fish

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A hideous, voracious fish of the shark family.

Adowa

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A highland town in Abyssinia, and chief entrepôt of trade.

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