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31Technology of the Song Dynasty — The Song Dynasty ( zh. 宋朝; 960–1279 CE) provided some of the most significant technological advances in Chinese history, many of which came from talented statesmen drafted by the government through imperial examinations.The ingenuity of advanced… …
32Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonora — Infobox Settlement name = Plutarco Elías Calles other name = official name = General Plutarco Elías Calles native name = nickname = settlement type = Municipality motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield =… …
33San Ignacio Río Muerto — is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the southwest of the Mexican state of Sonora.Area and PopulationThe municipal area is 1,144.00 km² with a population of 13,692 registered in 2000. [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx]… …
34forestry — /fawr euh stree, for /, n. 1. the science of planting and taking care of trees and forests. 2. the process of establishing and managing forests; forestation. 3. forestland. [1685 95; < MF foresterie. See FOREST, RY] * * * Management of forested… …
35Nicaragua — Nicaraguan, n., adj. /nik euh rah gweuh/, n. 1. a republic in Central America. 4,386,399; 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Cap.: Managua. 2. Lake. Spanish, Lago de Nicaragua. a lake in SW Nicaragua. 92 mi. (148 km) long; 34 mi. (55 km) wide; 3060 …
36Nigeria — Nigerian, adj., n. /nuy jear ee euh/, n. a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 107,129,469; 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Cap.: Abuja. Official name, Federal Republic of… …
37Plainview — /playn vyooh /, n. 1. a town on W Long Island, in SE New York. 28,037. 2. a city in N Texas. 22,187. * * * ▪ Texas, United States city, seat (1888) of Hale county, northwestern Texas, U.S. It lies on the Llano Estacado, a portion of the… …
38texas — /tek seuhs/, n. U.S. Naut. 1. a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers. 2. See texas deck. [1855 60; after TEXAS, from the fact that the officers accommodation was the most spacious on the Mississippi steamboats, on which… …
39Texas — Texan, Texian /tek see euhn/, adj., n. /tek seuhs/, n. a state in the S United States. 14,228,383; 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Cap.: Austin. Abbr.: Tex., TX (for use with zip code). * * * I State (pop., 2000: 20,851,820), southwestern U.S.… …
40Trujillo — /trooh hee oh/; Sp. /trddooh hee yaw/, n. 1. Rafael Leonidas /raf ay el lee on i deuhs/; Sp. /rddah fah el le aw nee dhahs/, (Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina), 1891 1961, Dominican general and politician: president 1930 38, 1942 52. 2. a seaport… …
