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91china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
92China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
93United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
94South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
95arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
96Gregg shorthand — is a form of shorthand that was invented by John Robert Gregg in 1888. Like cursive longhand, it is completely based on elliptical figures and lines that bisect them. Gregg shorthand is the most popular form of pen stenography in the United… …
97Dreyfus-Affäre — Zeitgenössische Darstellung von Alfred Dreyfus während seines zweiten Prozesses vor dem Militärgericht in Rennes. Vanity Fair vom 7. September 1899 Als Dreyfus Affäre bezeichnet man die Verurteilung des jüdischen Artillerie Hauptmanns Alfred… …
98English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
99Ferenc List — Franz Liszt [ˈlist], im Ungarischen Liszt Ferencz[1], (* 22. Oktober 1811 in Raiding, damals Königreich Ungarn, heute Österreich (Burgenland); † 31. Juli 1886 in Bayreuth), war Komponist, Dirigent und einer der prominentesten Klaviervirtuosen des …
100Ferenc Liszt — Franz Liszt [ˈlist], im Ungarischen Liszt Ferencz[1], (* 22. Oktober 1811 in Raiding, damals Königreich Ungarn, heute Österreich (Burgenland); † 31. Juli 1886 in Bayreuth), war Komponist, Dirigent und einer der prominentesten Klaviervirtuosen des …
