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  1. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    1: ...of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirundi...
    18: leader_names = [[Domitien Ndayizeye]] |
    37: established_events =  - Date |
    38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
    47: ...n regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme ben...
  2. Dye (6033 bytes)
    1: ...s an [[aqueous solution]], and may require a [[mordant]] to improve the fastness of the dye on the fib...
    3: ...ing. By far the greatest source of dyes has been from the [[plant kingdom]], notably [[root]]s, [[berry...
    5: {{Wiktionary}}
    17: ...ack and navy shades. The mordant, [[potassium dichromate]], is applied as an after-treatment.
    19: ...n affinity for the textile fibre. Subsequent [[oxidation]] reforms the original insoluble dye.
  3. Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
    3: The '''shakuhachi''' (&larr;&#20843;&#23610;&mdash; in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], pronounced ...
    8: The name shakuhachi means "1.8 foot", from its size. It is a simple compound of two japanese...
    10: ...; ([[wiktionary:%E5%B0%BA|shaku @ Wiktionary]]) &ndash; The word "[[shaku]]" means "foot" (as in Engli...
    12: ...; ([[wiktionary:%E5%85%AB|hachi @ Wiktionary]]) &ndash; The word "hachi" means the number "eight", but...
    14: ...of a shakuhachi. Other shakuhachi vary in length from about 1.3 shaku up to 3.3 shaku. (The longer the ...
  4. Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
    3: ...nese '''sheng''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: [[Wiktionary:&#31513;|&#31513;]], [[Pinyin]] ''sh&#275;ng'') i...
  5. Ghana (10910 bytes)
    1: ...e]] (although its territory never reached present-day Ghana).
    19: ...e|Twi]], [[Ewe language|Ewe]], [[Dagbani language|Dagbani]], others
    51: | [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], no ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST]])
    54: | [[6 March]] [[1957]], from the [[United Kingdom]]
    67: ... The name was adopted as a reference to the descendants of the ancient Empire of Ghana who migrated so...
  6. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    40: | December 1944 (from the [[United Kingdom|British]]) [http://www.civic...
    59: ...e [[6th century]], Axum controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
    61: ...]]), basing their claims on their direct descent from [[Solomon]] and the queen of [[Sheba]].
    63: ...lled these missionaries. At the same time, the [[Oromo]] people began to migrate north into Ethiopian t...
    67: ...the southern entrance of the Red Sea, was bought from the local sultan in March 1870 by an Italian comp...
  7. Eritrea (12964 bytes)
    36: | From [[Ethiopia]]<br />&nbsp;[[May 29]], [[1991]]<br /...
    53: ...Having achieved independence on May 24, [[1993]] from [[Ethiopia]], it is one of the youngest independe...
    57: ...#913;&#921;&#913; (''Erythra'), which derives from &#917;&#929;&#933;&#920;&#929;&#913; &#920;&#913;...
    66: ...ry commission known as the Ethiopian-Eritrean Boundary Commission (EEBC), after extensive study, issue...
    89: ...ed Sea]]. Off the sandy and arid coastline, the [[Dahlak Archipelago]] are situated, an [[archipelago]...
  8. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    9: ...Tswana language|Tswana]], and [[Venda language|Venda]]. In this regard it is [[List of national langu...
    13: ... great extent, and many of their languages are in danger of becoming [[Extinct language|extinct]].
    17: ... Afrikaans has been downgraded in order to accommodate other official languages. The South African pas...
    19: ...at the South African Government will continue to promote English as the preferred dominant language.
    24: ...t south they reached was the [[Fish River]], in today's [[Eastern Cape Province]]. These [[Iron Age]] ...
  9. Finland (29511 bytes)
    33: | style="vertical-align: top;" | From [[Russia]]<br/>[[6 December]] [[1917]]<br/>[[22 D...
    51: ... [[chisel]]s from [[Lake Onega]], and spearheads from North Scandinavia. Currently it is considered pro...
    53: ...e]] (1500&ndash;500 BC) and [[Iron Age]] (500 BC&ndash;AD 1200) were characterized by extensive contac...
    57: ... and in Russian propaganda promising "liberation from Swedish oppression".
    59: ...s with Sweden, the Finnish language was ardently promoted by both the imperial court and the Finnish go...
  10. Atmosphere (444 bytes)
    1: {{wiktionary}}
  11. Constellation (3718 bytes)
    3: ...)|Orion]] is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whol...
    4: ...en to appear close together in the sky as viewed from [[Earth]] and typically lie many [[light years]] ...
    6: ...ing of stars into constellations is essentially [[wiktionary:arbitrary|arbitrary]], and different [[culture]]s...
    8: ...nto 88 official constellations with precise [[boundaries]], so that every [[direction]] belongs to exa...
    12: ...o lived in [[Alexandria]], [[History_of_Greek_and_Roman_Egypt|Egypt]]. ([[Ptolemy|Claudius Ptolemy]], t...
  12. Dictionary (22415 bytes)
    2: ...[etymology|etymologies]], illustrations, usage guidance, and examples in sentences. Dictionaries are m...
    8: ...empts to cover only a limited selection of words from a speech community is called a [[minimizing dicti...
    14: ...rder, or [[Romanization|romanized]] and sorted in Roman alphabetical order.
    23: ... the simplest meanings of the simplest concepts. From these, other concepts can be explained and define...
    31: ...greement. But the softening of usage notations, from the previous edition, for two words, ''ain't'' an...
  13. List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
    7: ...allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
    54: == [[Standard]]s ==
    55: *[[List of standards topics]] (these could easily be cross-referenc...
    56: *International Standards
    57: **[[List of ISO standards]]
  14. October (1849 bytes)
    1: {{OctoberCalendar}}
    2: ...of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
    6: ... October was the eighth month in the [[Roman calendar]] until a monthless winter period (summer in th...
    8: In the [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Kan'na dzuki'' (&#31070...
    12: ...[[Thanksgiving]] in [[Canada]] on the second [[Monday]] of the month.
  15. Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
    1: ...the [[Sun]], is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]]. A [[ter...
    3: ...the "[[Evening Star]]", and when it is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like ...
    5: ...vilization (the Mayans developed a religious calendar based on Venus's motion) and must have been know...
    7: ...e astronomers use ''[[Cytherean]]'', which comes from [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives includ...
    14: ... the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the heat.
  16. Sea (3330 bytes)
    2: {{wiktionary}}
    3: {{wiktionarypar|maritime}}
    23: * [[Bohol Sea]] (aka Mindanao Sea)
    26: * [[Banda Sea]]
    121: * [[World Ocean Day]]
  17. Surfing (15219 bytes)
    3: ...yak]] & [[Kite]] surfing are also more popular today.
    7: ...wax and/or traction pads (to keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board), interchangea...
    9: ..., by turns, graceful and serene, violent and formidable. Surfers' skills are tested not only in their ...
    11: The image of surfing powerfully differs from the sport in reality. Most people only see the p...
    24: ...s. The two main types of waves for surfing apart from the pointbreak are the reef break, waves breaking...
  18. Lists of people (6244 bytes)
    15: ** List of [[Wiktionary:Wiktionary_Appendix:First_names|given name derivations]]
    21: * [[List of eponyms]] or names derived from people
    40: ==People by date/age==
    41: * Date of birth or date of death
    42: ...RRENTDAY}}|today]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}).
  19. Computer (32773 bytes)
    3: ...configured in this way is given appropriate input data, then it can automatically solve the problem or...
    10: ...ows might be used to model the flow of water in a dam. Such ''[[analog signal|analog]]'' computers we...
    12: In most computers today, the problem is first translated into mathematic...
    24: ...ogue]], [[digital]] and [[electronic]]. However, from the context of the citation, it is obvious these ...
    26: See the [[Wiktionary]] entry for the word "[[wiktionary:computer|computer]]" for definitions, translation...
  20. Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
    2: ...ile cephalopod]] | caption = Juvenile cephalopod from [[plankton]]<br>[[Antarctica]]}}
    6: ..._authority | author = [[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]] | date = [[1797]]}}
    9: [[Sepiida]]<br>
    10: [[Sepiolida]]<br>
    11: [[Spirulida]]<br>

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