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British Isles Confederation Of British Industry , Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The CBI emerged in 1965 from a group of older employers' organizations, the Federation of British Industries… Sikh Wars , Sikh Wars (1845–49), two conflicts preceding the British annexation of the Punjab. By a treaty with the British in 1809, the Sikh ruler of the Punjab… associate , as·so·ci·ate • v. / əˈsōsēˌāt; -shē-/ [tr.] connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind: I associated wealth with freedom. ∎ (us… British Thermal Unit , Btu
Abbreviation for "British Thermal Unit," the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. One… Anglo-afghan Wars , The first two wars took place in the context of the Great Game that pitted the empires of Britain and Russia against each other for the control of Ce…