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  • 121Central Africa — Introduction       region of Africa that straddles the Equator and is drained largely by the Congo River system. It comprises, according to common definitions, the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), the Central African Republic, and the… …

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  • 122Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …

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  • 123Buddhist monasteries, Chinese — The last quarter of the twentieth century saw both increases in Buddhist monastic construction and changes in construction materials when compared to earlier periods. The adaptive nature of Buddhism architecture is demonstrated in the modern… …

    Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • 124Mokku of the Oak Tree — 樫の木モック (Mokku Woody the Oak Tree) Genre Fantasy, Drama …

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  • 125Monument aux Morts (Eastern Somme) — For an introduction, see Monument aux morts of the Western Somme. This article covers some of the monuments aux morts in the eastern side of the Somme region. Contents 1 Allonville 2 Athanase Fossé 3 Villers Bretonneux 4 …

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  • 126Native American jewelry — is the personal adornment, often in the forms of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, pins, brooches, labrets, and others, made by the Indigenous peoples of the United States. Native American jewelry reflects the cultural diversity and history… …

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  • 127line — 1 noun LONG THIN MARK 1 (C) a long thin, usually continuous mark on a surface: A wiggly line showed where the river was. | straight line: Can you draw a straight line? | dotted line (=a broken straight line drawn or printed on paper): Sign your… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 128screen — [[t]skrin[/t]] n. 1) a movable or fixed device, usu. consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc 2) a permanent, usu. ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church 3) mot a specially prepared, light… …

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