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1299:Radviliškis
1225:Radviliškis
1108:5 September
567:for Ireland
329:, northern
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321:, see also
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1605:Categories
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1477:Sidabravas
1442:Pašvitinys
1417:Meškuičiai
1397:Kurtuvėnai
1377:Klovainiai
1357:Grinkiškis
1352:Bazilionai
1238:(district)
1000:References
942:, Bulgaria
940:Slivo Pole
929:, Portugal
838:, Slovenia
825:, Slovakia
719:Desborough
654:Bienvenida
623:See also:
518:Yom Kippur
434:Semigallia
351:Lithuanian
339:Žagarvyšnė
252:Population
227:Capital of
186:Semigallia
1575:Šiupyliai
1555:Padubysis
1550:Minaičiai
1545:Kolainiai
1530:Burbiškis
1520:Alkiškiai
1472:Šiaulėnai
1452:Rozalimas
1372:Karklėnai
1362:Gruzdžiai
1347:Baisogala
1314:Tytuvėnai
1294:Pakruojis
1220:Pakruojis
1082:4 January
1029:4 January
981:, Croatia
916:, Estonia
864:, Hungary
851:, Denmark
812:, Austria
797:Kolindros
786:, Finland
760:, Romania
747:, Germany
695:, Ireland
669:, Belgium
522:Naryshkin
488:physicist
404:romanized
384:romanized
345:Etymology
331:Lithuania
266:Time zone
217:Eldership
174:Lithuania
135:23°15′0″E
132:56°22′0″N
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1560:Pašiaušė
1540:Kivyliai
1525:Barysiai
1512:Villages
1502:Žeimelis
1492:Vadaktai
1487:Tyruliai
1467:Šaukotas
1462:Šaukėnai
1437:Pašušvys
1392:Kruopiai
1319:Užventis
1309:Šiauliai
1279:Kuršėnai
1269:Joniškis
1236:Šiauliai
1230:Šiauliai
1210:Joniškis
1127:Rose Zwi
1023:Archived
968:, Poland
966:Strzyżów
903:, Cyprus
890:, Sweden
862:Nagycenk
799:, Greece
773:, Latvia
758:Ibănești
745:Hepstedt
708:, France
561:football
448:and the
355:žagaras,
1497:Žalpiai
1422:Palonai
1412:Lygumai
1407:Lioliai
1387:Kriukai
1382:Kražiai
1367:Kairiai
1284:Linkuva
888:Ockelbo
877:, Malta
849:Næstved
836:Moravče
771:Kandava
682:, Italy
656:, Spain
565:cricket
496:During
438:Raktuvė
417:History
406::
395:Yiddish
390:Zhagare
386::
375:Russian
359:Latvian
161:Country
1611:Žagarė
1457:Šakyna
1432:Pašilė
1427:Papilė
1402:Kužiai
1329:Žagarė
1304:Šeduva
1264:Akmenė
1256:Cities
1232:(city)
1205:Akmenė
1133:
1055:Žagarė
927:Samuel
823:Medzev
810:Lassee
784:Kannus
693:Cashel
680:Bucine
667:Bièvre
524:Park.
510:ghetto
485:Soviet
465:Jewish
430:Sagera
425:tribe
423:Baltic
399:זאַגער
379:Жагаре
371:Żagory
367:Polish
363:Žagare
335:Latvia
305:Žagarė
193:County
171:
110:Žagarė
36:Žagarė
18:Zagare
1585:Venta
1339:Towns
1324:Venta
1274:Kelmė
1215:Kelmė
979:Tisno
914:Põlva
875:Nadur
706:Cissé
442:Raktė
410:Zager
353:word
292:UTC+3
271:UTC+2
260:1,309
1131:ISBN
1110:2019
1084:2009
1031:2009
732:Esch
633:, a
563:and
440:(or
296:EEST
247:1924
239:1633
72:Flag
43:City
475:in
285:DST
275:EET
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