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noun • the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) | ||||||||
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noun • Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) • a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley | ||||||||
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noun • a genus of haws comprising the harriers • a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals • a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals • a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment • (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games • an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent | ||||||||
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