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  • 21West Indies — West Indian. 1. Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. 2. Federation of. Also called West Indies Federation. a former… …

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  • 22Taiwan under Japanese rule — (Taiwan, Empire of Japan) 台灣日治時期 (大日本帝國臺灣) Annexed dependency of the Empire of Japan …

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  • 23Lumpenbourgeoisie — is a term used primarily in the context of colonial and neocolonial elites in Latin America, which became heavily dependent and supportive of the (neo)colonial powers. It is a compound of the German word Lumpen ( rags ) and the French word… …

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  • 24History of Portugal — This article is part of a series Prehistoric Iberi …

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  • 25History of Venezuela — Infobox Country native name = República Bolivariana de Venezuela conventional long name = Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela common name = Venezuela official languages = Spanish demonym = Venezuelan capital = Caracas latd=10 |latm=30 |latNS=N… …

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  • 26Mozambique — /moh zam beek , zeuhm /, n. 1. Formerly, Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 18,165,476; 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Cap.: Maputo. 2. a seaport on an… …

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  • 27Colonialism — This article is about territorial expansion. For the architectural style, see American colonial architecture. See colony and colonization for examples of colonialism that do not refer to Western colonialism. Also see Colonization (disambiguation) …

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  • 28Demographic transition — A diagram of the demographic transition model, including stage 5 The demographic transition model (DT) is the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre industrial to an industrialized …

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  • 29Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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  • 30china — /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 …

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