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Commedia dell'arte

A kind of theater which first began in Italy during the sixteenth century.

Batmobile

The vehicle used by a comic book superhero.

The Tuilleries

A royal palace located in Paris, France.

Fiestaware

Ceramic dinnerware which first became popular during the 1930s.

Hadassah League

A Jewish-American women's volunteer organization.

Sligo

A town located in Ireland.

Alpharetta

A city located in Georgia.

Deus ex machina

Latin for god out of the machine, the term is used to describe a literary plot device whereby a narrative problem is solved by some sort of coincidence.

Balalaika

A Russian stringed instrument.

Terezin

Formerly known as Theresienstadt, Terezin, it is located in the former Czech Republic. Terezin was a Jewish ghetto during WWII.

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