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- Burundi (13403 bytes)
54: The origins of Burundi monarchy are veiled in myth. According to some legends, Ntare Rushats...
58: ..., until the elections of 1993, Burundi was controlled by a series of military dictators, all from the T...
72: ...tural]] or [[pasture]], the creation of which has led to [[deforestation]], [[soil erosion]] and [[habi...
91: ...%) and a minority of [[Protestant]]s (5%) and [[Muslim]]s (2%). The official languages are [[Kirundi ...
116: {{wiktionary}} - Dye (6033 bytes)
5: {{Wiktionary}}
15: ...e]]ing''' is normally carried out in a neutral or slightly [[alkaline]] dyebath, at or near [[boiling ...
25: ...ing is unique, in that the final colour is controlled by the choice of the diazoic and coupling compone...
38: ...and the use thereof is strictly controlled by legislation. Many are azoic dyes, although [[anthraquino... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
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...
16: A recorder player blows into a duct, also called "fipple", and thus has limited pitch control. Th...
24: ...e shakuhachi as a spiritual tool. Their songs (called "[[honkyoku]]") were paced according to the playe...
28: ...you were probably a spy and might very well be killed if you were in unfriendly territory. This no doub... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ...nese '''sheng''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: [[Wiktionary:笙|笙]], [[Pinyin]] ''shēng'') i...
5: ...e and [[Jean Joseph Marie Amiot|Pere Amiot]] traveled to [[China]] and brought the first shengs back to... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
77: ...xecutive power. The [[Parliament of Ghana]] is [[wiktionary:unicameral|unicameral]] and dominated by two mai...
87: ...reases and regional peacekeeping commitments have led to continued inflationary deficit financing, depr...
143: ... colors and symbolism. Kente cloth is made by skilled Ghanaian weavers, and the major weaving centers i...
147: ...onsistently at the local clubs and bars, often called ''spots''. Many Ghanaians are adept drummers, and...
158: * [[Islam in Ghana]] - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...]] in December 1944. Ethiopia was historically called Abyssinia.
59: ... short period in the [[6th century]], Axum controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
61: ... claiming descent from the kings of Axum. They called themselves ''negus negusti'' ("king of kings," or...
63: ... Emperor [[Fasilidos of Ethiopia|Fasilidos]] expelled these missionaries. At the same time, the [[Oromo...
65: ...e Emperors of Ethiopia became figureheads, controlled by war lords like Ras [[Mikael Sehul]] of [[Tigra... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
62: Eritrea had been ruled by many powers before it was [[colonialism|coloni...
66: ...a border war with [[Ethiopia]] broke out which killed thousands of soldiers from both countries and lef...
71: ...ctions have been periodically scheduled and cancelled. Independent local sources of political informat...
89: ...unds. The land to the south, in the highlands, is slightly less dry, and cooler. The highest point of ...
111: ...he dominant religions are [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], each group representing roughly 50% of the p... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
24: ...r [[5th century]] (the [[Bantu expansion]]). They slowly moved south and the earliest ironworks in mod...
26: ...Madagascar]], and [[India]]. Descendants of these slaves, who often married with Dutch settlers, later...
40: ...ndela]] from prison after 27 years. Apartheid legislation was gradually removed from the statute books...
42: ...ive in [[poverty]]. A series of voluntary and legislative moves under the controversial [[Black Econom...
52: ...l levels of government all have [[legislature|legislative]] and [[executive]] authority in their own s... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...itime border with [[Estonia]]. The [[Ŭand|Ŭand Islands]], off the southwestern coast, are under Finn...
51: ...ting that the area now comprising Finland was settled around [[8th millennium BC|8500 BC]], during the ...
80: ...ts acts are not subject to judicial review. [[Legislation]] may be initiated by the Council of State, ...
84: .... The relative strengths of the parties vary only slightly in the elections due to the proportional el...
88: ...constitutional amendment. However, it can be repealed in the same manner as a usual law. In addition t... - Atmosphere (444 bytes)
1: {{wiktionary}} - Constellation (3718 bytes)
4: ... [[International Astronomical Union]], is also called an [[Asterism_%28astronomy%29|asterism]], such as...
6: ...ing of stars into constellations is essentially [[wiktionary:arbitrary|arbitrary]], and different [[culture]]s... - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
8: ... selection of words from a speech community is called a [[minimizing dictionary]] (e.g. a dictionary co...
14: In bilingual dictionaries, each entry has translations of words in another language. For example, ...
20: ...cter|Han (Chinese) characters]] has developed, called ''Kan-wa jiten'' (literally 'Han-Japanese diction...
42: ... particular matter, and for acquiring general knowledge about something. The optimal dictionary is one ...
45: The art and craft of writing dictionaries is called [[lexicography]]. - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
49: **[[List of anonymously published works]]
126: *[[wiktionary:Wiktionary Appendix:Colours|Wiktionary: List of colors]]
184: *[[Timeline of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and large...
191: *[[Timeline of knowledge about the interstellar and intergalactic medium...
234: ***[[Abbeys and priories in Isle of Man|Isle of Man]] - October (1849 bytes)
6: The name is from the Latin "[[Wiktionary:octo|octo]]" for "[[eight]]". October was the eig...
8: ...calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Kan'na dzuki'' (神無月).
16: ...d]] and in the [[Irish Calendar]] the month is called '''Deireadh Fir''' (literally "End of Autumn"...
25: *In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], October is called ''lokakuu'', meaning "month of dirt". - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...]]. A [[terrestrial planet]], it is sometimes called [[Earth]]'s "sister planet", as the two are very ...
7: ...t. The true adjective coming from [[Latin]], ''[[Wiktionary:Venereal|Venereal]]'', is avoided because of its ...
14: ...ight and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation (less than one rotation per Venerean y...
18: ...ty of the atmosphere at Venus' surface, even such slow winds exert a significant amount of force again...
23: Venus has slow [[retrograde motion|retrograde rotation]], mean... - Sea (3330 bytes)
2: {{wiktionary}}
3: {{wiktionarypar|maritime}} - Surfing (15219 bytes)
3: ...[[Glass-reinforced plastic|GRP]] ("fiberglass") [[wiktionary:board|board]]s. [[Wood]]en and [[foam]] (see [[pl...
5: ...France]], [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]], and many island states.
7: ...and/or traction pads (to keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board), interchangeable...
15: ...o:'' [[tow-in surfing]]). These waves were previously unrideable due to the speed that they travel at....
26: ...are beach breaks (soft sand bottom) that generate slower, mushy waves and reef breaks (coral reef or r... - Lists of people (6244 bytes)
15: ** List of [[Wiktionary:Wiktionary_Appendix:First_names|given name derivations]] - Computer (32773 bytes)
4: ...heory, design, and application of computers is called '''[[computer science]].'''
12: In most computers today, the problem is first translated into mathematical terms by rendering all rele...
14: ...f information processing problems that can be translated into mathematical ones). This basic idea, whi...
18: ...output]] through output devices like light bulbs, LEDs, monitors, and printers.
20: ...ed tables of lines and colors, which are then translated into arbitrary patterns of light by the outpu... - Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
20: The class contains two [[Wiktionary: extant| extant]] [[subclass (biology)|subclasses...
22: ...large [[brain]]s. They have special skin cells called [[chromatophore]]s that change color and are used...
24: ...through the hyponome, but direction can be controlled somewhat by pointing it in different directions.
29: ...elled living cephalopod groups but most truly shelled cephalopods, such as the [[ammonite]]s, became ex...
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