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KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstankērgĭstänˈ [key], officially Kyrgyz Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,865,000), c.76,600 sq mi (198,400 sq km), central Asia. It borders on China in the…
(Encyclopedia) Spanish literature, the literature of Spain.
The Spanish civil war (1936–39) truncated the cultural evolution of the country. Many writers went into exile. Salinas, Guillén,…
(Encyclopedia) Renaissance art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in Europe during the Renaissance.
In England the Renaissance flowered in the middle of the 16th cent. The…
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YugoslaviaYugoslaviay&oomacr;ˌgōsläˈvēə [key], Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija, former country of SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula. Belgrade was the capital and by far…
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South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and, across the Savannah River, Georgia (SW).
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Stages in a moon mission shown counterclockwise from launching on the first day to splashdown on the ninth day.
space exploration, the…
(Encyclopedia) French literature, writings in medieval French dialects and standard modern French. Writings in Provençal and Breton are considered separately, as are works in French produced abroad (…
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RomaniaRomaniarōmānˈēə, –yə [key] or RumaniaRomaniar&oomacr;– [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 19,877,000), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe. It borders on Hungary in…
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CaliforniaCaliforniakălˌĭfôrˈnyə [key], most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona…
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NetherlandsNetherlandsnĕᵺˈərləndz [key], Du. Nederland or Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, officially Kingdom of the Netherlands, constitutional monarchy (2015 est. pop. 16,938,000…
