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- Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: The '''Republic of Burundi''' (formerly Urundi) is a small landlocked nation in the ...
3: ...uling [[Tutsi]] minority with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
54: ...from Buha, in the south-east, and laid foundation for his kingdom in Nkoma region.
58: ..., the Burundian government issued arrest warrants for the FNL leaders Agathon Rwasa and Pasteur Habiman...
60: ...the FNL will demand a blanket amnesty in exchange for laying down their armss. - Dye (6033 bytes)
1: ...contrast, a [[pigment]] generally has no affinity for the substrate, and is insoluble.
3: ... the [[Middle East]], dyeing has been carried out for over 5000 years. The dyes were obtained from eith...
5: {{Wiktionary}}
11: ...the fibre is attributed, at least partly, to salt formation between anionic groups in the dyes and [[ca...
13: ... applied to [[acrylic fibre]]s, but find some use for wool and silk. Usually [[acetic acid]] is added t... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
7: ...p both "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi means" for Google -->
10: * 尺 ([[wiktionary:%E5%B0%BA|shaku @ Wiktionary]]) – The word "[[shaku]]" means "foot" (as ...
12: * 八 ([[wiktionary:%E5%85%AB|hachi @ Wiktionary]]) – The word "hachi" means the number "eig...
24: ...the medieval period, shakuhachi were most notable for their role in the [[Fuke Zen|Fuke sect]] of [[Zen...
26: ... instrument! In return, some were required to spy for the shogunate, and the Shogun sent several of his... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ...nese '''sheng''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: [[Wiktionary:笙|笙]], [[Pinyin]] ''shēng'') i...
7: Sheng generally serves as [[accompaniment]] for Chinese music pieces in an orchestra, while being... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
1: ...the [[Gulf of Guinea]] on its southern coastline. Formerly the [[Gold Coast]], the name Ghana is derive...
67: ...e [[United Kingdom]], the name "Ghana" was chosen for the new nation—a reference to the [[Ghana E...
72: ..." even though it is part of "Black Africa." Therefore, Sudan was actually the first to achieve indepen...
77: ...xecutive power. The [[Parliament of Ghana]] is [[wiktionary:unicameral|unicameral]] and dominated by two mai...
85: ...]], and [[cocoa]] production are major sources of foreign exchange. - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...pia maintained independence during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and continued to do so until [[1936]], ...
49: ...[Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia]] (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)
59: ...ty]] into the country, converting king [[Ezana]]. For a short period in the [[6th century]], Axum contr...
63: ...hazi]], Portugal responded to Lebna Dengel's plea for help with an army of 400 men, who helped his son ...
69: ... Democratic Front]] (EPRDF), a coalition of rebel forces. In [[1993]], the Province of [[Eritrea]] beca... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
57: ...rࠔhᬡssa''), the [[Greek language|Greek]] name for the [[Red Sea]].
62: ...ained in power until they were defeated by Allied forces in [[World War II]] ([[1941]]), and Eritrea be...
64: This war ended in [[1991]], when Eritrean forces defeated the Ethiopian army. Two years later, ...
71: ...red Eritrea a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for its record of religious persecution (see below).
100: ...hiopian trade, which mainly used Eritrean ports before the war, leaves Eritrea with a large economic ho... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
9: ...umber. As a result, there are many official names for the country.
17: ... Africa|11 official names]] for South Africa, one for each of the official national languages. While ea...
26: ...]] on behalf of the [[Dutch East India Company]]. For most of the [[17th century|17th]] and [[18th cent...
32: ...ore bright red uniforms, making them easy targets for Boer sharpshooters. The British returned in great...
34: ..., but the British eventually overwhelmed the Boer forces, using their superior numbers and external sup... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...extensive [[autonomy]]. The Finnish language name for Finland is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language i...
51: ...hunter-gatherer]]s, living primarily off what the forests and sea could offer. [[Pottery]] is known fro...
53: ...not much written information of Finnish history before the 13th century AD, if we discount the obcscure...
55: ...e for the [[peasantry]], considered useful mainly for printing religious literature.
57: ...After that, "Finland" became the predominant term for the area — both in domestic Swedish debate ... - Atmosphere (444 bytes)
1: {{wiktionary}} - Constellation (3718 bytes)
6: ...ing of stars into constellations is essentially [[wiktionary:arbitrary|arbitrary]], and different [[culture]]s...
18: ... broken up into several different constellations, for the convenience of stellar cartographers.
21: ... star designation]]s such as RR Lyrae. For more information about star names, see [[Star designation]]s... - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
2: ...nces. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book.
5: ...ese dictionaries. ''(See [[collation]] for more information on linguistic sorting).''
8: ... called a [[maximizing dictionary]] (e.g. the [[Oxford English Dictionary]]), whereas a dictionary that...
14: ...ry has translations of words in another language. For example, in a Japanese-English dictionary, the en...
20: ...ean. Each entry has one Chinese character with information about [[stroke (Chinese character)|stroke]]... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
3: It includes listings or tabular information for quick reference, not narrative articles.
7: Despite the present lack of support at Wikipedia for sorting tables, one alternative (where the lists ...
33: ...mation Science basic topics|List of library and information science topics]]
126: *[[wiktionary:Wiktionary Appendix:Colours|Wiktionary: List of colors]]
175: **[[List of mnemonics for star classification]] - October (1849 bytes)
6: ...name is from the Latin "[[Wiktionary:octo|octo]]" for "[[eight]]". October was the eighth month in the ... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
3: ...n Earth it can usually only be seen a few hours before sunrise or a few hours after sunset. However, wh...
5: ...n Venus's motion) and must have been known long before in prehistoric times, given that it is the third...
7: ...t. The true adjective coming from [[Latin]], ''[[Wiktionary:Venereal|Venereal]]'', is avoided because of its ...
18: ...ven such slow winds exert a significant amount of force against obstructions. The clouds are mainly com...
23: ... be the result of [[tidal locking]], with [[tidal force]]s affecting Venus's rotation whenever the plan... - Sea (3330 bytes)
2: {{wiktionary}}
3: {{wiktionarypar|maritime}}
14: * [[Sea of Cortez]] (aka Gulf of California)
78: * [[Beaufort Sea]] - Surfing (15219 bytes)
3: ...[[Glass-reinforced plastic|GRP]] ("fiberglass") [[wiktionary:board|board]]s. [[Wood]]en and [[foam]] (see [[pl...
5: ...oped by [[Hawaii]]an islanders (see [[Ngaru]]), before the 15th century, "he'e nalu" (wave-sliding) spr...
9: ...sition where the wave curls over the top of them, forming a "tube" (or "barrel"), with the rider inside...
13: ...an extremely popular and lucrative activity, both for professional competitors and sponsors, the sport ...
20: ...at a particular location or "break" that is known for surfing (see below) are almost never ideal ''all ... - Lists of people (6244 bytes)
15: ** List of [[Wiktionary:Wiktionary_Appendix:First_names|given name derivations]]
100: * [[List of former pupils of Westminster]]
113: * [[List of people who became famous for surviving a deadly event]] - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ...nts endow computers with the ability to process information. If correctly configured (usually by [[Comp...
10: ...ble onto the physical phenomena being exploited. For example, electron flows might be used to model th...
12: ...(ones and zeros). Next, all operations on that information are reduced to simple [[Boolean algebra]]. ...
14: ...h made modern ''digital'' computers possible, was formally identified and explored by [[Claude E. Shann...
20: ... human brain which recognizes that those patterns form letters and numbers, and attaches meaning to the... - Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
18: ..., and a modification of the mollusc foot into the form of arms or [[tentacle]]s. '''Teuthology''', a br...
20: The class contains two [[Wiktionary: extant| extant]] [[subclass (biology)|subclasses...
22: ...aterial of [[Neurophysiology|neurophysiologists]] for many years.
24: ...f the cephalopods is usually backward as water is forced out anteriorly through the hyponome, but direc...
29: ...and [[Mesozoic]] dominant and diverse marine life forms. Early cephalopods were at the top of the food ...
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