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21United 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… …
22Taoism — Taoist, n., adj. Taoistic, adj. /dow iz euhm, tow /, n. 1. the philosophical system evolved by Lao tzu and Chuang tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to… …
23chthonic deities — In classical mythology, the dreaded deities of the underworld, who are so feared that they usually are nameless and are called only by euphemisms. They often appear in the form of SERPENTs, which are associated with tombs and death. Chthonic… …
24William Beebe — For the U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient, see William Sully Beebe. William Beebe William Beebe in British Guiana in 1917 …
25Niënor Níniel — Nienor (or Niënor) Tolkien s legendarium character Aliases Níniel Race Men Book(s) The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin …
26Myth of Er — A Renaissance manuscript Latin translation of The Republic The Myth of Er is an eschatological legend that concludes Plato s The Republic (10.614 10.621). The story includes an account of the cosmos and the afterlife that for many centuries… …
27GWR Firefly Class — Infobox Locomotive name= Fire Fly powertype=Steam whytetype=2 2 2 driversize=7 ft 0 in leadingsize=4 ft 0 in trailingsize=4 ft 0 in wheelbase=13 ft 2 in cylindersize=15 in dia times; 18 in stroke later 16 inch times; 20 inch railroad=Great… …
28Vellalar — Vellalars are a dominant caste of Tamil agriculturalists of Tamil Nadu, Kerala states in India and in neighbouring Sri Lanka. They are also found amongst the Tamil diaspora around the world. Like many other castes of Tamils they were also… …
29Orlando paladino — Joseph Haydn …
30Daoism — or Taoism Major Chinese religio philosophical tradition. Though the concept of dao was employed by all Chinese schools of thought, Daoism arose out of the promotion of dao as the social ideal. Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder of… …
