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  1. Dye (6033 bytes)
    3: ...s]], [[bark]], [[leaf|leaves]] and [[wood]], but only a few have ever been used on a commercial scale.
    5: {{Wiktionary}}
    9: The first man-made [[organic]] dye, [[mauveine]], was discovered by ...
    13: ...]s''' are water-soluble cationic dyes that are mainly applied to [[acrylic fibre]]s, but find some use...
    42: * [[Oxidation base]]s, for mainly hair and fur
  2. Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
    1: ...i]], showing its ''utaguchi'' (blowing edge) and inlay ]]
    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...
    18: It is usually made from the root end of a [[bamboo]] [[culm]] and is...
    26: ...out in the guise of Fuke monks as well. (This was made easier by the baskets that the Fuke wore over the...
  3. Ghana (10910 bytes)
    77: ...xecutive power. The [[Parliament of Ghana]] is [[wiktionary:unicameral|unicameral]] and dominated by two mai...
    87: ...orce, mainly small landholders. In 1995-97, Ghana made mixed progress under a three-year structural adju...
    123: Ghana is located on the [[Gulf of Guinea]], only a few degrees north of the [[Equator]]. The coas...
    125: ...rth, hot and dry. [[Lake Volta]], the largest man-made lake in the world, extends through large portions...
    143: ...lued for its colors and symbolism. Kente cloth is made by skilled Ghanaian weavers, and the major weavin...
  4. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    63: ...g the reign of Emperor [[Lebna Dengel]], Ethiopia made its first successful diplomatic contact with a Eu...
    126: ... reject these names on the basis that they refer only to certain ethnicities.[http://www.abesha.com/ab...
    248: {{wiktionary}}
    258: ...bune.com/ Addis Tribune] newspaper with a weekly online edition
    269: ...o.uk/ethiopia2000/0,2759,181415,00.html Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Ethiopia 2000]
  5. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    9: ...is [[List of national languages of India|second only to India]] in number. As a result, there are man...
    17: ...guages. The South African passport currently has only French and English on the front cover and lists ...
    50: ...inimum age for voting in South Africa is 18, and unlike most other nations, [[permanent resident]]s as...
    70: ...ica)|Democratic Alliance]] party, which received only 12.4 percent of the vote. The formerly dominant ...
    95: ...tently almost all year. The severity of this wind made passing around the [[Cape of Good Hope]] particul...
  6. Finland (29511 bytes)
    1: ...s '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
    4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
    7: ...nter width=130px| [[Image:Finland_coa.png|100px|Finland: Coat of Arms]]
    9: ...|| align=center width=130px| ([[Coat of Arms of Finland|In Detail]])
    14: ...9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Location of Finland]]
  7. Dictionary (22415 bytes)
    2: ...examples in sentences. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book.
    8: ...]]), whereas a dictionary that attempts to cover only a limited selection of words from a speech commu...
    17: ...imizing dictionaries, i.e. they attempt to cover only a limited number of the specialized vocabulary c...
    23: ...mmercial defining dictionaries typically include only one or two meanings of under 2000 words. With t...
    31: ...age to deteriorate in practice. Although much is made of these differing views, they usually apply to a...
  8. Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
    3: ...uring the daytime, making it one of only two heavenly bodies that can be seen both day and night (the ...
    7: ...t. The true adjective coming from [[Latin]], ''[[Wiktionary:Venereal|Venereal]]'', is avoided because of its ...
    14: ...nds in the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the heat.
    16: ...ght back into space. This prevents most of the sunlight from ever heating the surface. Venus's [[Bol...
    18: ... of force against obstructions. The clouds are mainly composed of [[sulfur dioxide]] and [[sulfuric ac...
  9. Surfing (15219 bytes)
    3: ...[[Glass-reinforced plastic|GRP]] ("fiberglass") [[wiktionary:board|board]]s. [[Wood]]en and [[foam]] (see [[pl...
    5: ...in droves to enjoy the maneuverability and stunts made possible by the new boards. The sport has spread ...
    9: ...t and formidable. Surfers' skills are tested not only in their ability to control the craft in challen...
    11: ... differs from the sport in reality. Most people only see the pros riding; most of surfing has to do w...
    15: ... occur in heavily populated regions, and usually only a very long way out to sea on outer reefs, few s...
  10. Computer (32773 bytes)
    3: ...Computer program|programming]]) a computer can be made to represent some aspect of a problem or part of ...
    14: ...d into mathematical ones). This basic idea, which made modern ''digital'' computers possible, was formal...
    20: ...standing the important idea that the computer is only a machine, and cannot "think" or "understand" th...
    26: See the [[Wiktionary]] entry for the word "[[wiktionary:computer|computer]]" for definitions, translation...
    29: ...werful, less expensive, smaller and have become [[wiktionary:ubiquitous|ubiquitous]] in many areas. The expone...
  11. Allergy (18658 bytes)
    16: ...on suffer from hayfever symptoms in response to [[wiktionary:airborne|airborne]] [[pollen]]. [[Asthma]]tics ar...
    23: ... injected intradermally or into small scratchings made into the patient's skin, often with a [[lancet]]....
    53: ...ed only by anecdotes, which makes them effective only as [[placebo]]s. Yet there are case studies invo...
    76: ...in allergies has been observed. So far, there is only sporadic evidence to support this hypothesis - o...
    83: ...tivated by environmental [[antigen]]s that might only cause minor reactions in others. It is the sympt...
  12. Russia (28007 bytes)
    23: ...ll of Constantinople in 1453 Russia remained the only more or less functional Christian state on the E...
    60: ... and [[Pacific Ocean]]s, as well as more or less inland seas such as the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]], [[Blac...
    71: ... with the following countries: [[Norway]] and [[Finland]],
    72: ...jacent Countries|countries on its shores]] from Finland to Estonia and including the port of St. Peter...
    83: ... minor island of [[Big Diomede]] is separated by only a few miles from [[Little Diomede]], a part of t...
  13. Sumer (14409 bytes)
    5: .... Others suggest that the term 'Sumerian' should only be applied to the [[Sumerian language]], positin...
    35: ...|seal]]s also depict houses built from reeds not unlike those built by the [[Marsh Arabs]] of Southern...
    37: Sumerian temples and palaces made use of more advanced materials and techniques, su...
    55: ...asonry|masons]] and [[jewelry|jewelers]] knew and made use of [[ivory]], [[gold]], [[silver]], carnelian...
    73: ...quivalent to the Akkadian goddess [[Ishtar]]), [[Enlil]] the god of the wind, as well as a host of oth...
  14. Alchemy (42222 bytes)
    33: ...emy developed its own philosophical system, with only superficial connections to the major Western rel...
    54: ... philosophers, which in turn have often survived only in Islamic translations.
    56: ...ca]]'' of Thrice-Greatest Hermes, which is known only through Greek and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] tra...
    58: ...he purpose of hermetical science: "in truth certainly and without doubt, whatever is below is like tha...
    63: ...principle)|natural laws]] that can be determined only through careful, thorough, and exacting philosop...
  15. Fungus (12992 bytes)
    21: ...o be eaten. ''Wild mushrooms should not be eaten unless identifed by an expert''. However, even very k...
    28: ...enocytic]]''. Fungi generally have [[cell wall]]s made from [[chitin]], hemicellulose, lipids, protein a...
    38: ... of these. They usually have a stalk, composed mainly of hyphae, and a cap, under which there are shee...
    48: ...[saprophyte]], and that of the [[parasite]]. The only difference between detritivorous and parasitic f...
    68: * [[Epithelial]] [[wiktionary:turnover|turnover]]
  16. Guinea pig (19730 bytes)
    31: ...' (Guinean piglet), in Sweden they are called ''[[Wiktionary:marsvin|marsvin]]'' (a combination of the Latin w...
    33: ...a common species is ''Cavia porcellus,'' with ''[[Wiktionary:porcellus|porcellus]]'' being [[Latin]] for "litt...
    43: Unlike many rodents such as [[mouse|mice]], [[rat|rat...
    48: ... to guinea pig dominance. It is a purring sound, made in the throat.
    49: * "Clicking". This sound is sometimes made by clacking the teeth together, and means "I'm an...
  17. White House (15373 bytes)
    20: ... British troops, and the White House was gutted. Only the exterior walls remained, but it was rebuilt....
    61: ...s original wooden joists. Some modifications were made; the presidential residence on the top floors was...
    63: ...ecor, much admired then as now, had an imperial [[Wiktionary:Francophile|Francophile]] air that was the result...
    65: Since then, every presidential family has made changes to the decor of the White House, some sub...
  18. Guinea Pigs (18488 bytes)
    31: ...' (Guinean piglet), in Sweden they are called ''[[Wiktionary:marsvin|marsvin]]'' (a combination of the Latin w...
    33: ...a common species is ''Cavia porcellus,'' with ''[[Wiktionary:porcellus|porcellus]]'' being [[Latin]] for "litt...
    43: Unlike many rodents such as [[mouse|mice]], [[rat|rat...
    48: ... to guinea pig dominance. It is a purring sound, made in the throat.
    49: * "Clicking". This sound is sometimes made by clacking the teeth together, and means "I'm an...
  19. Creation (theology) (32465 bytes)
    7: ...er time and that the early biblical stories show only the most primitive understanding of what was to ...
    9: ...dence]] from many scientific disciplines are the only [[empirical]] source for information on [[natura...
    32: ...erse]] is the same age.) As such, it rejects not only [[radiometric dating|radiometric]] and [[isochro...
    36: ... [[Omphalos hypothesis]]. This argument was first made by [[Philip Henry Gosse]] in [[1857]]. He held th...
    38: ::*God created the Earth only recently, and the fossil record is the record of...
  20. Lava flow (9578 bytes)
    5: ...e="float: left;">[[Image:Wiktionary.png|50px|none|Wiktionary|]]</div>
    6: ...''[[wiktionary:Pahoehoe|P&#257;hoehoe]]''''' in [[Wiktionary]], the free dictionary</div>
    46: There are few things not made of rock that can resist the progress of flowing l...

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