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Famous City Squares
in British English
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Founder of Rome is said to have killed his brother Remus over an insult about a wall

Romulus

100

Incarnation of a deity (such as Vishnu) into a physical form (human or animal) to restore cosmic order or uplift humanity

Avatar

100

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

100

New York City, USA

Times Square

100

In America, it is called cookie

Biscuit

200

During the reign of Titus, this Roman city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

Pompeii

200

"Action" or "Deed,"; refers to the universal spiritual principle of cause and effect

Karma

200

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

200

Moscow, Russia

Red Square

200

In America, it is called flashlight

Torch

300

Country that elected the world's first female head of government (Prime Minister)

Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1960

300

Guides a student from ignorance to enlightenment,"dispeller of darkness"

Guru

300

IV

Intravenous

300

London, England

Trafalgar Square

300

In America, it is called sneakers

Trainers

400

Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher

400

A system of philosophical and physical practices aimed at achieving the union of individual consciousness with universal consciousness

Yoga

400

DNR

Do Not Resuscitate

400

Paris, France

Place de la Concorde

400

In America, it is called chips

Crisps

500

World's oldest language still in use today

Tamil

500

A sacred utterance, syllable, word, or phrase, often repeated during meditation

Mantra

500

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

500

Beijing, China

Tiananmen Square

500

In America, it is called truck

Lorry

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