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Auckland
ôkˈlənd
[key], city (2021 pop. 1,630,092), N North Island, New Zealand. It is situated on an isthmus
and is the largest urban region and…
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39,497), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc.
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Rodgers), 1897–1933, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter often
called “the father of country music…
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