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11international 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… …
12United 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… …
13Mongolia — /mong goh lee euh, mon /, n. 1. a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People s Republic. 2. Also, Nei Monggol. See Inner Mongolia. 3. Outer, former name of Mongolian People s Republic. * * * Mongolia Introduction… …
14china — /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 …
15China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
16Europe, 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.… …
17Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …
18Estado Nuevo — Als Franquismus (span. franquismo [fraŋˈkismo], dt. auch Franco Regime und Franco Diktatur) bezeichnet man das System und die ideologische Untermauerung der autoritären Diktatur Francisco Francos in Spanien von 1936 bis zu den ersten freien… …
19Franco-Diktatur — Als Franquismus (span. franquismo [fraŋˈkismo], dt. auch Franco Regime und Franco Diktatur) bezeichnet man das System und die ideologische Untermauerung der autoritären Diktatur Francisco Francos in Spanien von 1936 bis zu den ersten freien… …
20Franco-Herrschaft — Als Franquismus (span. franquismo [fraŋˈkismo], dt. auch Franco Regime und Franco Diktatur) bezeichnet man das System und die ideologische Untermauerung der autoritären Diktatur Francisco Francos in Spanien von 1936 bis zu den ersten freien… …
