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31Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
32Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… …
33literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
34MythBusters (2004 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 20 (includes 4 specials) Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel …
35Eastern Bloc — Map of the Eastern Bloc …
36japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
37Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
38In vitro fertilisation — (IVF) is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the woman s womb, in vitro . IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. The process involves hormonally… …
39Batman's utility belt — Infobox comics elements name = Utility Belt imagesize = caption = Batman s utility belt and its contents publisher = DC Comics debut = Detective Comics #29 (July 1939) creators = Gardner Fox type = Equipment supports = Batman subcat=BatmanBatman… …
40Joseph Stalin — Stalin redirects here. For other uses, see Stalin (disambiguation). Joseph Stalin Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин Georgian: იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე სტალინი …
