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31GERMANY — GERMANY, country in north central Europe. The Talmud and the Midrash use Germania (or Germamia ) as a designation for northern European countries, and also refer to the military prowess of these peoples and to the threat they posed to the Roman… …
32china — /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 …
33China — /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 …
34LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …
35Higurashi When They Cry — The cover of the MangaGamer release of Higurashi When They Cry. Pictured, left to right: Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Houjou, Rena Ryugu, Rika Furude, Jirou Tomitake and Kuraudo Ooishi. ひぐらしのなく頃に …
36Higurashi no Naku Koro ni — ] Naku can mean Nihongo| to make sound |鳴く, specifically referring to those sounds made by non human organisms, or Nihongo| to weep |泣く. It so happens that the English verb to cry carries the same double meaning as naku . According to the… …
37Literary or Profane Legends — Literary or Profane Legends † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Literary or Profane Legends In the period of national origins history and legend are inextricably mingled. In the course of oral transmission historic narrative necessarily becomes …
38Suicide of Tyler Clementi — Tyler Clementi Facebook profile picture of Tyler Clementi[1] Born April 29, 1992[citation needed] B …
39Os Lusíadas — Front of the first edition of Os Lusíadas Os Lusíadas (Portuguese pronunciation: [uʒ luˈzi.ɐðɐʃ]), usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões (sometimes anglicized as Camoens). Written in Homeric… …
40Death of Linda Norgrove — Aid worker Linda Norgrove, North East Afghanistan Linda Norgrove, a Scottish aid worker, and three Afghan colleagues we …
