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  1. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    1: ...to the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages...
    3: ...he growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
    12: national_anthem = [[Burundi bwacu]] |
    47: ...gression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme benchma...
    53: ...o [[Belgium]] in [[World War I]]. It was part of the Belgian [[League of Nations]] mandate of [[Ruanda...
  2. Dye (6033 bytes)
    1: ...rast, a [[pigment]] generally has no affinity for the substrate, and is insoluble.
    3: ... By far the greatest source of dyes has been from the [[plant kingdom]], notably [[root]]s, [[berry|ber...
    5: {{Wiktionary}}
    9: ... now classified according to how they are used in the dyeing process.
    11: ...nic groups in the dyes and [[cationic]] groups in the fibre. Acid dyes are not substantive to [[cellulo...
  3. Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
    3: ...[[Fuke Zen|Fuke]] sect of [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]] in the practice of [[Suizen]] (blowing meditation).
    8: The name shakuhachi means "1.8 foot", from its size. ...
    10: ...ughly equal to 30.3 [[centimeters]] (ca. 0.994 of the English foot) and subdivided in ten (not twelve).
    12: ...hi @ Wiktionary]]) – The word "hachi" means the number "eight", but here means eight tenths of a ...
    14: ...the lower its tuning.) Although the sizes differ, they are all still referred to generically as "shakuh...
  4. Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
    1: ...n.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Sheng player beside the River Thames, London, England.]]
    3: ...rst) consisting essentially of vertical tubes, in the [[Music of China|Chinese orchestra]].
    5: ...0s]] that Amiot's sheng inspired the invention of the [[harmonica]], [[accordion]], and [[reed organ]]....
    9: ...opment) attached near the bottom of the reeds of the respective pipes. A player would close up one or ...
  5. Ghana (10910 bytes)
    1: ...he [[Gold Coast]], the name Ghana is derived from the [[Ghana Empire]] (although its territory never re...
    19: ...we language|Ewe]], [[Dagbani language|Dagbani]], others
    54: | [[6 March]] [[1957]], from the [[United Kingdom]]
    56: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
    57: | "[[Hail the Name of Ghana]]"
  6. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    1: ... regained its [[sovereignty]] upon the signing of the [[Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement]] in December 1944. E...
    40: ...om/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopia.htm#7]
    48: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
    49: ...hi Woude Henate Ethiopia]] (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)
    59: ...um controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
  7. Eritrea (12964 bytes)
    44: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
    53: ... May 24, [[1993]] from [[Ethiopia]], it is one of the youngest independent states.
    57: ...hᬡssa''), the [[Greek language|Greek]] name for the [[Red Sea]].
    62: ...ependence fighters rioted in the early [[1960s]], the land was annexed by [[Ethiopia]], starting a 30-y...
    64: ... ended in [[1991]], when Eritrean forces defeated the Ethiopian army. Two years later, after a [[refere...
  8. South Africa (40100 bytes)
    1: ...southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabw...
    3: ...dismantle it in [[1990]] after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured a...
    5: ... with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
    9: ...r. As a result, there are many official names for the country.
    11: ...ertheless, their populations are not as such that they require nationwide recognition.
  9. Finland (29511 bytes)
    1: ...nish language name for Finland is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
    40: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Maamme|Maamme<br>/V岴 land]]
    51: ..., especially in the northern and eastern parts of the country.
    53: ...istory before the 13th century AD, if we discount the obcscure and possibly fictious stories of Finnish...
    55: ...Finnish language|Finnish]] chiefly a language for the [[peasantry]], considered useful mainly for print...
  10. Atmosphere (444 bytes)
    1: {{wiktionary}}
    9: *the [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]] group, [[Atmosphere (hi...
  11. Constellation (3718 bytes)
    1: {{Otheruses}}
    3: ...ble from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long).]]
    4: ...her; they just happen to appear close together in the sky as viewed from [[Earth]] and typically lie ma...
    6: ...e had different constellations, although a few of the more obvious ones tend to recur frequently, e.g.,...
    8: ...gh the [[Middle Ages]], and contains the signs of the [[zodiac]].
  12. Dictionary (22415 bytes)
    2: ...entences. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book.
    5: ...shape, or pronunciation of each character. Due to the nature of Chinese characters, linear sorts are pa...
    8: ...containing the 2000 most frequently used words in the English language).
    11: There are many different types of dictionaries, inclu...
    14: ...lish language may either be printed and sorted in the native order, or [[Romanization|romanized]] and s...
  13. List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
    1: ...an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the work).
    7: ...wing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
    10: Please use the new section editing feature if your browser
    11: ... (e.g. good old Netscape 3.04 gold) can't handle the page size.
    24: **[[List of themed timelines]]
  14. October (1849 bytes)
    2: ...Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
    4: ...ins in the constellation of [[Virgo]] and ends in the constellation of [[Libra]].
    6: ...until a monthless winter period (summer in the southern hemisphere) was divided between [[January]] and...
    8: ... the [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Kan'na dzuki'' (&#31070;&#28961...
    12: ...iving]] in [[Canada]] on the second [[Monday]] of the month.
  15. Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
    1: ...ts]] are [[ellipse|elliptical]], Venus's orbit is the closest to [[circle|circular]], with an [[eccentr...
    3: ...t is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in the sky.
    5: ...oon]]. Its symbol is a stylized representation of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a smal...
    7: ...'[[Cytherean]]'', which comes from [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives include ''Venerean'' and ...
    9: ...fer to the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]].
  16. Sea (3330 bytes)
    2: {{wiktionary}}
    3: {{wiktionarypar|maritime}}
    5: ..., or even ''[[sea water]]'' referring to water of the ocean.
    85: ===[[Southern Ocean]]===
    101: ...es of water by early astronomers, who referred to them as "seas".
  17. Surfing (15219 bytes)
    3: ...[[Glass-reinforced plastic|GRP]] ("fiberglass") [[wiktionary:board|board]]s. [[Wood]]en and [[foam]] (see [[pl...
    5: ...to most places where waves of sufficient size and the right shape appear, including [[France]], [[Brazi...
    7: ...keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board), interchangeable "[[skeg]]s" (also know as...
    9: ...ns do not exist if the waves 'dump', meaning that they break in large parts at a time (also known as a ...
    11: ... from the sport in reality. Most people only see the pros riding; most of surfing has to do with paddl...
  18. Lists of people (6244 bytes)
    1: ...[fictional character]]s, e.g., people like Arthur the Knight are included but King [[Arthur]] is not.
    10: ...dian Biography - A|List of people with entries in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography]]
    15: ** List of [[Wiktionary:Wiktionary_Appendix:First_names|given name derivations]]
    16: ...ople known as The Great|List of people known as ''The Great'']]
    18: * [[List of people known as the father or mother of something]]
  19. Computer (32773 bytes)
    1: [[image:powermacG5_large.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[computer case|tower]] of a [[personal computer]...
    3: ...ally solve the problem or predict the behavior of the system.
    4: The discipline which studies the theory, design, and application of computers is calle...
    8: ...ts, electrons, photons, quantum particles or any other well-understood physical phenomenon. Although c...
    10: ...g signal|analog]]'' computers were once common in the 1960s but are now rarer.
  20. Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
    18: ... '''teuthologists''' are the scientists who study them.
    20: ...mmonoidea, the [[ammonite]]s and [[Belemnoidea]], the belemnites.
    22: ... the invertebrates. The giant [[nerve]] fibers of the cephalopod [[Mantle (mollusc)|mantle]] have been ...
    24: ...ackward as water is forced out anteriorly through the hyponome, but direction can be controlled somewha...
    26: ...ection by rippling of a flap of [[muscle]] around the mantle.

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