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Rodriguez

(Encyclopedia)Rodriguez or Rodrigues rōdrēˈgəs [key], island (1996 est. pop. 34,883), 42 sq mi (109 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, c.350 mi (560 km) E of Mauritius, of which it is a dependency. One of the Mascare...

satinwood

(Encyclopedia)satinwood, name for a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indi...

Sinai campaign

(Encyclopedia)Sinai campaign: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...

Iraq War

(Encyclopedia)Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. ...

Yom Kippur War

(Encyclopedia)Yom Kippur War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...

Six-Day War

(Encyclopedia)Six-Day War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...

Malay Archipelago

(Encyclopedia)Malay Archipelago, great island group of SE Asia, formerly called the East Indies. Lying between the Asian mainland and Australia, and separating the Pacific Ocean from the Indian Ocean, it includes B...

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