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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Mag·na Car·ta /ˈmægnəˈkɑrtə/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mag·na Car·ta, Mag·na Char·ta
 1. The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, A. D. 1215.  This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I.
 2. Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Magna Carta
      n : the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious
          English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: Magna Charta,
           The Great Charter]