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aid
1. Mountaineering any of various devices such as piton or nut when used as a direct help in the ascent
2. (in medieval Europe; in England after 1066) a feudal payment made to the king or any lord by his vassals, usually on certain occasions such as the marriage of a daughter or the knighting of an eldest son

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of Ireland-Maynooth) describes how Ireland received US aid as part of the postwar Marshall Plan from 1948 to 1951, to establish a foundation of manufacturing that allowed the country to mitigate its economic dependence on Britain--until recently the colonial power--and participate more fully in the burgeoning integration of Europe, eventually joining the European Economic Community in 1973.
JAHANIAN, October 23, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said US aid is not a charity but it is a reward for the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in war on terror.
JAHANIAN, October 23, 2009 (Frontier Star): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said US aid is not a charity but it is a reward for the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in war on terror.
 
 
 
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