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21China — /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 …
22ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… …
23World government — United States of Earth redirects here. For the government in the television show Futurama, see Politics in Futurama. World empire and World State redirect here. For the computer game, see World Empire. For the World State in Brave New World, see… …
24Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
25Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
26India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
27Trent Affair — James Murray Mason (1798–1871). John Sli …
28World War II — WWII redirects here. For other uses, see WWII (disambiguation) …
29Franklin B. Gowen — Infobox Person name = Franklin Benjamin Gowen caption = birth date = birth date|1836|2|9|mf=y birth place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania death date = death date and age|1889|12|13|1836|2|9|mf=y death place = Washington, D.C.Franklin Benjamin Gowen… …
30literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
