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31ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
32History of the Netherlands — This article is part of a series Early History …
33Abdolhossein Teymourtash — Abdolhosein Teymūrtāsh (1883 1933) (PerB|عبدالحسین تیمورتاش) served as the first Minister of Court of the Pahlavi Dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the foundations of modern Iran in the 20th… …
34Brian Freemantle — Brian Harry Freemantle (* 10. Juni 1936, Southampton) ist ein britischer Autor von Spionageromanen, die sich besonders durch Härte und Realismus auszeichnen. Freemantle war jahrelang Auslandskorrespondent für etliche angesehene britische… …
35Brian Harry Freemantle — (* 10. Juni 1936, Southampton) ist ein britischer Autor von Spionageromanen, die sich besonders durch Härte und Realismus auszeichnen. Freemantle war jahrelang Auslandskorrespondent für etliche angesehene britische Zeitungen, so auch in Moskau,… …
36Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …
37Opium Wars — Opium War redirects here. For other uses, see Opium War (disambiguation). Opium Wars Combat at Guangzhou (Canton) during the Second Opium War …
38Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …
39religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
40Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan, adj., n. /sree lahng keuh, lang keuh, shree / an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Cap.: Colombo. Formerly, Ceylon. Arabic, Serendip.… …
