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1literature — /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.… …
2international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
3Croatian War of Independence — Part of the Yugoslav Wars …
4Foreign Reports — Inc. is a Washington, D.C. based consulting firm for the oil industry, founded in 1956. [http://www.foreignreports.com/ Foreign Reports] advises energy companies, governments, and financial institutions on world energy issues, with a… …
5Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 — Tiananmen Square as seen from the Tiananmen Gate in 2004. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese[1] (in part to avoid confusion with two prior Tiananmen Square protests), were a series o …
6Religion in ancient Rome — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …
7International Council for the Exploration of the Sea — For the ICES civil engineering software package see COGO. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) (Conseil International de l Exploration de la Mer (CIEM) in French) is the world’s oldest intergovernmental science… …
8intelligence — /in tel i jeuhns/, n. 1. capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc. 2. manifestation of a high mental capacity: He writes with… …
9JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …
10Dutch States Army — States Army Musketeer by Jacob de Gheyn II The Dutch States Army[1] (Dutch: Staatse leger) was the army of t …
