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| Adjective | 1. The ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "48th" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1740. (references) |
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| 48th Fighter Wing | The 48th Fighter Wing, part of the United States Air Force Third Air Force, is based at RAF Lakenheath, England and is the only F-15 unit based in Europe. (references) | ||
| 48th Highlanders of Canada | The 48th Highlanders of Canada is a Canadian militia (i.e., part-time Army reserve) infantry regiment based in Toronto. (references) | ||
| 48th New Zealand Parliament | The 48th New Zealand Parliament will, when MPs are sworn in, be the next term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 2005 elections. (references) | ||
| British 48th (South Midland) Division | The British 48th (South Midland) Division was a Territorial Army division. Originally called the 'South Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 48th Division in 1915. The division was sent to France in March 1915 and served on the Western Front and in Italy during the First World War. (references) | ||
| California 48th Congressional District Election, 2005 | A special election will be held in the 48th Congressional District of California to choose a United States Representative to replace Republican Chris Cox, who resigned effective August 2 2005, to become Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A primary election was held on October 4, and the general election will take place on December 6. (references) | ||
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