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51Latin American cuisine — A typical Brazilian Feijoada, a stew of beans with beef and pork …
52Manila — /meuh nil euh/, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. 1,630,485. Abbr.: Man. Cf. Quezon City. 2. See Manila hemp. 3. See Manila paper. * * * City (pop., 2000: city, 1,581,082; metro. area, 9,932,560), capital… …
53Sichuan — /sich wahn , sich ooh ahn /; Chin. /sue chwahn /, n. Pinyin. a province in S central China. 67,960,000; 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Cap.: Chengdu. Also, Szechwan, Szechuan. * * * or Ssu ch uan conventional Szechwan Province (pop., 2000 est …
54Linguistic geography of Switzerland — Languages of country = Switzerland image size = 200px official = immigrant = Albanian, Croatian, English, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian. foreign = English sign = Langage gestuelle, Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache keyboard …
55Japanese art — covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper, and a myriad of other types of works of art. It also has a long history, ranging from the beginnings of human… …
56glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… …
57Henan — /hue nahn /, n. Pinyin. 1. a province in E China. 50,320,000; 64,479 sq. mi. (167,000 sq. km). Cap.: Zhengzhou. 2. former name of Luoyang. Also, Honan. * * * or Ho nan conventional Honan Province (pop., 2000 est.: 92,560,000), east central China …
58Rajasthan — /rah jeuh stahn /, n. a state in NW India; formerly Rajputana and a group of small states. 29,590,000; 132,078 sq. mi. (342,056 sq. km). Cap.: Jaipur. * * * State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 56,473,122), northwestern India. Bordered by Pakistan and the… …
59art and architecture, Oceanic — ▪ visual arts Introduction the visual art (art) and architecture of native Oceania, including media such as sculpture, pottery, rock art, basketry, masks, painting, and personal decoration. In these cultures, art and architecture have often …
60Crieff — CRIEFF, a parish, in the county of Perth; containing 4333 inhabitants, of whom 3584 are in the town of Crieff, 17 miles (W. by S.) from Perth, and 56 (N. W.) from Edinburgh. This place, of which the name, of Gaelic origin, is derived from its… …
