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Find out when the International Day of Friendship is celebrated. - English

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Find out when the International Day of Friendship is celebrated.

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International day of friendship is celebrated every year on 30 July.

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Chapter 1.3: After Twenty Years - Warm Up [Page 27]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 1.3 After Twenty Years
Warm Up | Q b. i. | Page 27

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