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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the Anglo-Allied forces under duke Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French under Marshal Contades.
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- noun a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French
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For more information call the Minden library at 782-9841, the Zephyr Cove library at 588-6411 or visit douglas. lib.nv.us
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Meenote (aka Minden, of course) is, as we all know, very jealous of the little BLOND thing (I still can't believe I have such a blond child!) ….
Cheaty Monkey 2008
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"At a charming little town called Minden, I met an
Tupelo John Hill 1862
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The Luck of Barry Lyndon, by William Makepeace Thackeray Thackeray's anti-hero, an 18th-century soldier of fortune, recalls his involvement in the Battle of Minden.
Ten of the best 2011
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Single leaf from a Missal, in Latin Germany, Hamburg, shortly before 1381 Illuminated by Meister Bertram von Minden The young people hawking are fashionably dressed: the youth wears a red pourpoint with a dagged hem, a particularly tight chaperon, narrow belt, and open shoes.
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Sociology Bullying Up the Social Ladder Minden Pictures/Getty Images A study finds that bullying is an "instrumental" tactic used by moderately popular students as they climb the social ladder.
Week in Ideas Christopher Shea 2011
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Lt. Carl Minden, a spokesman for the Pulaski County sheriff's office, declined to comment on what evidence, if any, had been recovered.
Patricia Guardado Dead: Missing University Of Arkansas Student Found Dead In Pond 2011
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The dedication to politics was on display on Thursday in an office here in Minden, a farming town of about 3,000 people 50 miles south of Reno.
Rounding Up 'the Rurals' to Corral Nevada Caucuses Jim Carlton 2012
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The Luck of Barry Lyndon, by William Makepeace Thackeray Thackeray's anti-hero, an 18th-century soldier of fortune, recalls his involvement in the Battle of Minden.
Ten of the best 2011
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Minden Pictures Cogon Grass: The hardy native Asian species was first brought to the U.S. as packing material in shipping crates.
Why We Must Learn to Love Weeds Richard Mabey 2011
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