a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
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Basutoland |
Kingdom of Lesotho |
Lesotho |
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the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
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Bataan |
Corregidor |
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a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
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Bath |
(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
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Bathsheba |
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family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
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Batidaceae |
family Batidaceae |
saltwort family |
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small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs
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Batis |
genus Batis |
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low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
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Batis maritima |
saltwort |
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fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
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Batoidei |
Rajiformes |
order Batoidei |
order Rajiformes |
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frogs, toads, tree toads
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Anura |
Batrachia |
Salientia |
order Anura |
order Batrachia |
order Salientia |
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Ranidae, family Ranidae
Leptodactylidae, family Leptodactylidae
Polypedatidae, family Polypedatidae
Ascaphidae, family Ascaphidae
Leiopelmatidae, family Leiopelmatidae, Liopelmidae, family Liopelmidae
Bufonidae, family Bufonidae
Discoglossidae, family Discoglossidae
Pelobatidae, family Pelobatidae
Hylidae, family Hylidae
Microhylidae, family Microhylidae, Brevicipitidae, family Brevicipitidae
Pipidae, family Pipidae
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a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa
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Batswana |
Bechuana |
Tswana |
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a state in the western United States
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Battle Born State |
NV |
Nev. |
Nevada |
Sagebrush State |
Silver State |
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Hoover Dam
Lake Mead
Carson City, capital of Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
Black Rock Desert
Death Valley
Lake Tahoe
Colorado, Colorado River
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Southwest, southwestern United States
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
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the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
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Battle of Britain |
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either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
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Battle of Bull Run |
Bull Run |
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a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
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Al Alamayn |
Battle of El Alamein |
El Alamein |
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a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed
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Battle of Flodden Field |
Flodden |
a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
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Battle of Fontenoy |
Fontenoy |
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an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
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Battle of Fredericksburg |
Fredericksburg |
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a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union
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Battle of Gettysburg |
Gettysburg |
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the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
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Battle of Granicus River |
Granicus |
a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
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Battle of Guadalcanal |
Guadalcanal |
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the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
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Battle of Jena |
Jena |
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a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed
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Battle of Kerbala |
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"the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
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