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| Adjective | 1. The ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "49th" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1813. (references) |
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| 49th parallel north | The 49th parallel of north latitude forms part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States from Manitoba to British Columbia on the Canadian side and from Minnesota to Washington on the U.S. side. Its use as a border is a result of the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 and the Oregon Treaty of 1846. (references) | ||
| 49th Quartermaster Group | The 49th Quartermaster Group (Petroleum and Water) is a U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) combat service support unit stationed at Fort Lee, Virginia. The Group motto is "Fueling the Force". (references) | ||
| British 49th (West Riding) Division | The British 49th (West Riding) Division was a Territorial Army division that was sent to France in April 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. (references) | ||
| British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division | This military division was formed on April 1, 1908 as the West Riding Division in the Territorial Force of the British Army. In 1915, it was designated the 49th (West Riding) Division, and it fought during World War I in France and Flanders. After the war, it remained with the Northern Command, containing the 146th, 147th, and 148th Brigades (1st, 2nd, and 3rd West Riding Brigades, respectively). It remained based in the United Kingdom until June 1944, when it moved to Northwest Europe under the command of XXX Corps. Throughout the rest of World War II, it was reorganized frequently, and was under the command of the I Corps, the II Canadian Corps, and the I Canadian Corps. (references) | ||
| Hymns of the 49th Parallel | Hymns of the 49th Parallel is the sixth album by k.d. lang, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). It is primarily an album of cover versions of songs by lang's favourite Canadian songwriters, although it also includes one original song written by lang and David Piltch. (references) | ||
| U.S. 49th Armored Division | The 49th Armored Division —nicknamed the Lone Star— was an armored division of the United States Army National Guard. On July 18, 2004 the division was re-flagged as the 36th Infantry Division. Prior to its redesignation, the 49th was capstoned to the U.S. Army III Corps and stood as the only fully functional, reserve component, armored division in the U.S. Army. (references) | ||
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