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Egyptian MythologyA goddess of fertility, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Her worship spread to western Asia, Greece, and Rome, where she was identified with various local goddesses.
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A name for the part of the River Thames that flows through Oxford, England.
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From Latin Tamesis, the Roman name for the Thames, of Celtic origin.
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A militant Islamic fundamentalist group active particularly in Syria and Iraq.
Also called ISIL, Islamic State
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Early 21st century acronym from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (‘Syria’ or ‘the Levant’).
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