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91Economy of the People's Republic of China — Economies of Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are administered separately from the rest of People s Republic of China. Therefore, the information below pertains only to mainland China unless specified otherwise. For the… …
92Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
93THE MIDDLE AGES — …
94Business cycle — Economics …
95Kingdom of Greece — Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος Vasílion tis Elládos ← …
96Tehran — [te rän′, tərän; te΄ə rän′, te΄he rän′; te΄heran′te rän′, tārän′; təran′] capital of Iran, in the NC part: pop. 7,158,000: also Teheran [te rän′, tərän; te΄ə rän′, te΄he rän′; te΄heran′] * * * Teh·ran or Te·he·ran (tĕ ə rănʹ, ränʹ, tĕ rănʹ, ränʹ) …
97brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …
98Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …
99Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …
100Global warming — This article is about the change in climate Earth is currently experiencing. For general discussion of how Earth s climate can change, see Climate change …
