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Great Ouse
(Encyclopedia)Great Ouse, river: see Ouse (1,) England. ...Great Plains
(Encyclopedia)Great Plains, extensive grassland region on the continental slope of central North America. They extend from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba south through W central Unite...Great Pyrenees
(Encyclopedia)Great Pyrenees, breed of large working dog whose fossil remains date its existence in Europe from the Bronze Age (1800–1000 b.c.). It stands from 25 to 32 in. (63.5–81.3 cm) high at the shoulder a...Great Schism
(Encyclopedia)Great Schism: see Schism, Great. ...Great Society
(Encyclopedia)Great Society, in U.S. history, term for the domestic policies of President Lyndon Johnson. In his first State of the Union message, he called for a war on poverty and the creation of a “Great Socie...Great Trek
(Encyclopedia)Great Trek: see Trek, Great.Great Valley
(Encyclopedia)Great Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains. ...Great War
(Encyclopedia)Great War: see World War I.Great Zimbabwe
(Encyclopedia)Great Zimbabwe zĭmbäbˈwā [key] [Bantu,=stone houses], ruined city, SE Zimbabwe, near Masvingo (formerly Fort Victoria). Its mortarless, curving granite walls and buildings were constructed in 11th...Khingan, Great
(Encyclopedia)Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da. ...Browse by Subject
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