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  • 1A Conversation with Lee Teng-hui — ▪ 1997       Encyclopædia Britannica was honoured to have the opportunity to speak with Lee Teng hui, who in March 1996 won a landslide victory in the first direct presidential elections in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The interview, which… …

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  • 2Treatment of Christians in Communist Bloc countries — Before and after the October Revolution of November 7, 1917 (October 25 Old Calendar) there was a movement within the Soviet Union to unite all of the people of the world under Communist rule (see Communist International). This included the… …

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  • 3The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — infobox television show name = The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno.] caption = The Tonight Show intertitle. format = Talk show Variety show runtime = 01:02:30 starring = Jay Leno Tonight Show Band Announcer: Edd… …

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  • 4Kazakhstan, Relations with —    The incorporation of the Kazakh Steppe into Russia began nearly 300 years ago with the first alliance between the Kazakh Hordes and the tsar. Over the centuries, large numbers of Slavic settlers quit European Russia for Kazakhstan. After a… …

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  • 5Germany, Relations with —    It is not until its unification in 1871–1872 that Germany became a “foreign” state to the Habsburg rulers of Austria. The dynasty supplied the kings and emperors of “Germany” from the middle of the 15th century until 1806. Even though… …

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  • 6List of fictional countries — is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as we know it mdash; as… …

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  • 7Time-out (parenting) — Time out, painting by Carl Larsson A time out involves temporarily separating a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, and is intended to give an over excited child time to calm down. It is an educational and… …

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  • 8Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 9international 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… …

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  • 10china — /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 …

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