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51Union 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 …
52Mass killings under Communist regimes — Part of the series on Communism …
53Wisconsin — This article is about the U.S. state of Wisconsin. For the river, see Wisconsin River. For other uses, see Wisconsin (disambiguation). State of Wisconsin …
54Jaime Paz Zamora — Infobox President | name=Jaime Paz nationality=Bolivian term start=6 August, 1989 term end=6 August, 1993 predecessor=Víctor Paz Estenssoro successor=Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada birth date=Birth date and age|1939|4|15|df=y birth place=Cochabamba,… …
55Spanish transition to democracy — The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democratic state. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco’s death on November 20, 1975, while its completion… …
56Invariances — Invariances, published in 2001 by Harvard University Press, was Robert Nozick s last book before his death in 2002. Introduction In the introduction to his book Nozick assumes orthodox quantum mechanics and draws inferences from it about… …
57University — For other uses, see University (disambiguation). See also: College Degree ceremony at the University of Oxford. The Pro Vice Chancellor in MA gown and hood, Proctor in official dress and new Doctors of Philosophy in scarlet full dress. Behind… …
58Armenia — /ahr mee nee euh, meen yeuh/; for 3 also Sp. /ahrdd me nyah/, n. 1. an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2. Also called, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan.… …
59china — /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 …
60China — /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 …
