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1conservation — conservational, adj. /kon seuhr vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights. 2. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other… …
2Battle of Shanghai — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Shanghai partof=the Second Sino Japanese war caption=A National Revolutionary Army machine gun nest in Shanghai date=August 13, 1937 – November 26, 1937 place=In and around Shanghai result= Japanese… …
3Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …
4History of the Kurdish people — This article is part of the Kurdish history and Culture series Ancient history Corduene Kayusid Medieval history Shahrazur Shaddadid Rawadid Hasanwayhid Annazid Marwanid Hadhabani Hazaraspid Ayyubid Badlis Ardalan …
5Su Dingfang — (zh tpw|t=蘇定方|p=Sū Dìngfāng|w=Su Tingfang, 591 667), formal name Su Lie (蘇烈) but went by the courtesy name of Dingfang, formally Duke Zhuang of Xing (邢莊公), was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty who succeeded in destroying the Western… …
6ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good …
7meteorite — meteoritic /mee tee euh rit ik/, meteoritical, meteorital /mee tee euh ruyt l/, adj. /mee tee euh ruyt /, n. 1. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid. 2. a meteoroid. [1815 25; METEOR + ITE1] * * …
8History of Bucharest — The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early settlements on the locality s territory (and that of the surrounding area in Ilfov County) until its modern existence as a city, capital of Wallachia, and present day capital of… …
9Left communism — Not to be confused with with the Left Opposition (a 1920s Russian communist faction led by Leon Trotsky). Part of a series on …
10Geology of Alderley Edge — Infobox Mountain Name = Alderley Edge Photo = Stormy Point 1993.jpg Caption = Stormy Point Elevation = 183 m (600 ft) Location = Cheshire, ENG Range = Prominence = Coordinates = Topographic OS Landranger 118 Grid ref UK = SJ870760 Grid ref… …
