| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Bahrain |
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| (bah-RAYN) Island kingdom in the Persian Gulf off the coasts of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. | 1 |
| ‡ British protectorate from 1820 to 1971. | 2 |
| ‡ Revenues from oil reserves, first discovered in 1931, have funded some of the most progressive programs in the Arabian nations. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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