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21dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …
22Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …
23Costa Rica — Costa Rican. /kos teuh ree keuh, kaw steuh, koh /; Sp. /kaws tah rddee kah/ a republic in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. 3,534,174; 19,238 sq. mi. (49,825 sq. km). Cap.: San José. * * * Costa Rica Introduction Costa Rica… …
24Empress Myeongseong — Empress of Korea (posthumously) Regent of Korea Reign 1 November 1873 – 1 July 1894 ( 1000000000000002000000020 years …
25Central Asia, history of — Introduction history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. In its historical application the term Central Asia designates an area that is considerably larger than the heartland of the Asian continent. Were it… …
26Potato — Irish potato redirects here. For the confectionery, see Irish potato candy. For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). Potato …
27Who Killed the Electric Car? — Infobox Film name = Who Killed the Electric Car? caption = DVD Cover writer = Chris Paine starring = Tom Hanks(from a recording) Mel Gibson Chelsea Sexton Ralph Nader Joseph J. Romm Phyllis Diller Narrated by Martin Sheen director = Chris Paine… …
28Malaysian passport — Regular international biometric passport (ICAO compliant), issued starting February 2010 …
29History of the British Labour Party — This is about the history of the British Labour Party. For information about the wider history of British socialism see History of socialism in Great Britain. For more detailed information about the present Labour government see Current Labour… …
30Maurya Empire — Mauryan Empire ← …
