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  2. Jeep - Wikipedia

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    Many explanations of the origin of the word jeep have proven difficult to verify. The most widely held theory is that the military designation GP (for Government Purposes or General Purpose) was slurred into the word Jeep in the same way that the contemporary HMMWV (for High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle) has become known as the Humvee.

  3. Wynn - Wikipedia

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    Capital wynn appears twice in this 10th century inscription in Breamore: her sƿutelað seo gecƿydrædnes ðe (Here is manifested the Word to thee). Wynn or wyn [1] (Ƿ ƿ; also spelled wen, win, ƿynn, ƿyn, ƿen, and ƿin) is a letter of the Old English alphabet, where it is used to represent the sound /w/.

  4. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Kandahar (1747–1774): There are many theories about the origin of the name Kandahar: From the Pashto Iskanderiya (Alexandria). [6] From the name of the historical city of Gandahar. [7] From the word قند, kand or qand in the local languages (Persian and Pashto), meaning "sweet" and هر, har may be short for شهر, shahar (city or town

  5. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    The CIA World Factbook says "Christopher Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) and the capital city and main port Ciudad de Puerto Rico (Rich Port City); over time, however, the names were shortened and transposed and the island came to be called Puerto Rico and its capital San Juan." [119] U.S. Virgin Islands

  6. Early history of private equity - Wikipedia

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    Later, J. Pierpont Morgan's J.P. Morgan & Co. would finance railroads and other industrial companies throughout the United States. In certain respects, J. Pierpont Morgan's 1901 acquisition of Carnegie Steel Company from Andrew Carnegie and Henry Phipps for $480 million represents the first true major buyout as they are thought of today.

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    The tomb of Kha and Merit is the funerary chapel and burial place of the ancient Egyptian foreman Kha and his wife Merit, in the northern cemetery of the workmen's village of Deir el-Medina.

  8. JCPenney merges with Forever 21's parent company Sparc Group ...

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    The parent company of fashion retailer Forever 21 has merged with JCPenney to form a brand new company called Catalyst Brands.. Sparc Group, which is also over the brands Aéropostale, Brooks ...

  9. Company - Wikipedia

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    A limited liability company: "A company—statutorily authorized in certain states—that is characterized by limited liability, management by members or managers, and limitations on ownership transfer", i.e., L.L.C. [10] LLC structure has been called "hybrid" in that it "combines the characteristics of a corporation and of a partnership or ...