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21Government-owned corporation — A government owned corporation, state owned company, state owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on… …
22ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
23Europe, 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.… …
24Business ethics — For the episode from the American television series The Office, see Business Ethics (The Office). Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical… …
25United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
26Mars trilogy — Red Mars redirects here. For the planet, see Mars. Red Mars   …
27ROME ET EMPIRE ROMAIN - Le Haut-Empire — Pendant plusieurs siècles, l’Empire romain a assuré la paix et l’unité du monde méditerranéen et façonné dans ses provinces la majeure partie de l’Europe. Les Romains n’avaient certes pas que des qualités et leur domination résulte partout de… …
28Cardinal — • A dignitary of the Roman Church and counsellor of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cardinal Cardinal † …
29JAPON - Histoire — Dans l’histoire de l’Asie, le Japon occupe une place particulière du fait de son insularité. On l’a souvent comparée à celle de l’Angleterre dans l’histoire de l’Europe. Mais cette similitude géographique ne doit pas masquer les dissemblances qui …
30china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
