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| Adjective | 1. The ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "55th" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1715. (references) |
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| 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) | The 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) was a regiment of the British Indian Army. (references) | ||
| 55th Grey Cup | The 55th Grey Cup was the 1967 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game played between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The game was played December 2, 1967, at Ottawa, and was won by the Tiger-Cats by a score of 24 to 1. (references) | ||
| 55th Wing | The Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth has made significant contributions to the defense of the United States of America for more than 50 years. Having won honor and distinction for its combat record during World War II with two Distinguished Unit Citations, the wing has since compiled an admirable record of achievements. Since its inception, the unit has operated around the world, flying a wide variety of aircraft. (references) | ||
| British 55th (West Lancashire) Division | The British 55th (West Lancashire) Division was a Territorial Force division which served on the Western Front during the First World War. Between November 1914 and April 1915 the division's brigades were detached as reinforcements with other divisions already in France. The 55th Division was reformed in January 1916. (references) | ||
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