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  1. Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
    16: ...ers, particularly Highland pipers. In the Middle east, and the Balkans, a whole goatskin is used, cured...
    40: ...e [[Biniou Brahz]], meaning Great Biniou, in contrast to the [[biniou]], the small traditional Breton b...
    47: ... slow airs, and more. It dates largely from the last two centuries, being either Scottish or Irish fol...
    72: ...he bagpipe used in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Asturias]] and northern region of [[Portugal]]. It h...
    75: ...ipe "ensemble des cornemuses", or bagpipe choirs. Bulgaria also had similar choirs starting in the 1950s, wi...
  2. Yolanda of Flanders (2422 bytes)
    3: ..., Yolanda ruled as regent. She allied with the [[Bulgaria]]ns against the various Byzantine successor state...
  3. Rose (15436 bytes)
    23: ...e [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in southeast [[Asia]]) are [[evergreen]] or nearly so.
    29: ...(both the two species cited grow naturally on [[coast]]al [[dune|sand dunes]]). Despite the presence of...
    65: ...ent. Many wild and "old-fashioned" roses, by contrast, have a strong sweet [[scent]]. A few cultivars, ...
    110: ...refer to the [[House_of_Lancaster|red rose of Lancaster]], and the [[House of York|white rose of York]]...
    125: ... washed by the Iranian rose water from Qamsar. In Bulgaria, Iran and Germany countries, damask roses (''Rosa...
  4. Manuscript (5266 bytes)
    1: ...]] [[document]] that is put down by hand, in contrast to being printed or reproduced some other way. In...
    3: ... plates: similar sheets have been discovered in [[Bulgaria]]. Technically, these are all [[inscription]]s ra...
    6: ...e plural, but, by an old convention, doubles the last letter of the abbreviation to express the plural,...
  5. Greek language (35285 bytes)
    3: ...slav Republic of Macedonia]], central and south [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] and surrounding countries
    38: ...en widely borrowed into the European languages: ''astronomy'', ''democracy'', ''philosophy'', ''thespia...
    44: ...nia]], [[Armenia]], [[Australia]], [[Austria]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Canada]], [[Egypt]], [[France]], [[Georgia (...
    329: *generic toast: εις υγεί&#...
    350: :Pater hēmōn, ho en tois ouranois hagiasthētō to onoma sou;
  6. Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
    4: ...Europe]], on the south by [[Africa]], and on the east by [[Asia]]. It covers an approximate area of [[...
    6: ...eks]], [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], and the [[Middle-East]] (Arab/Persian/Semitic) cultures. The [[history ...
    17: ...ly not. The man-made [[Suez Canal]] in the south-east connects the Mediterranean Sea with the [[Red Sea...
    24: ...s]], [[Crete]], [[Euboea]] and [[Rhodes]] in the eastern Mediterranean
    31: *'''Europe''' (from west to east): [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Monaco]], [[Italy]], t...
  7. Europe (23835 bytes)
    4: ...erranean Sea]] and the [[Black Sea]], and to the east by the [[Ural Mountains]] and the [[Caspian Sea]]...
    13: ...'', which means "sunrise" and is the land to the east from a [[Mesopotamian]] perspective.
    18: ...ingdom]] in building large colonial empires with vast holdings in [[Africa]], [[the Americas]], and [[A...
    20: ... known as the [[French Revolution]]. This led to vast upheaval in Europe as these revolutionary ideas p...
    22: ...es in [[Western Europe]]. Around [[1990]], the [[Eastern bloc]] disintegrated.
  8. List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
    22: *[[C?d'Ivoire]] (Ivory Coast) - [[Yamoussoukro]]
    85: * [[East Timor]] (Timor Leste) - [[Dili]]
    94: * [[Kazakhstan]] - [[Astana]]
    137: * [[Bulgaria]] - [[Sofia]]
    205: *[[Saint Lucia]] - [[Castries]]
  9. List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
    24: <tr><td>[[Astana]] <td>[[Kazakhstan]]
    60: <tr><td>[[Castries]] <td>[[Saint Lucia]]
    71: <tr><td>[[Dili]] <td>[[East Timor]]
    195: <tr><td>[[Sofia]] <td>[[Bulgaria]]
  10. Turkey (41694 bytes)
    49: ...s]] that separate [[Southwest Asia]] from [[Southeast Europe]]. [[Anatolia]] is situated between the [[...
    50: ...hichevan]] and to the northeast; [[Iran]] to the east; and [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] to the south.
    62: ... ways of classifying the history of Turkey. The least disputed classification is based on three global...
    72: ...idates may run. To be elected, they must win at least 10% of the vote in the province from which they a...
    103: ...al Infantry) and Air Force. The Gendarmerie and Coast Guard operate as the parts of Dept. of Internal A...
  11. Greece (54754 bytes)
    1: ...aters of the [[Aegean Sea]] border Greece to the east, and those of the [[Ionian Sea|Ionian]] and [[Med...
    40: ...T]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+2)<br/>[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] ([[Coordinated Uni...
    50: ...f the eastern [[Mediterranean]] basin, feature a vast number of islands.
    52: ...[[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a [[developed nation]], membe...
    59: ...Grecia''}}, ''etc.'' In most Middle Eastern and Eastern languages, it comes from the root {{Polytonic|...
  12. Romania (19812 bytes)
    1: ...tretch of sea coast on the [[Black Sea]] and the eastern and southern [[Carpathians]] mountains run thr...
    42: time_zone= [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |
    44: time_zone_DST= [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] |
    64: ...to the [[Austrian Empire]] in 1775 and its south-eastern part [[Bugeac]] to the Ottoman Empire.
    68: ... Cuza]]. He was replaced by a [[Hohenzollern]] dynasty in [[1866]], and independence and status as a [[...
  13. Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
    2: ...ents on the coasts of what are now [[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Egypt]], [[France]], [[Libya]], [[Romania]],...
    15: ...beginning in the late [[3rd millennium BC]], the last being the [[Dorian invasion]]. The period from [[...
    24: ... coast of [[France]], [[Corsica]], and even northeastern [[Spain]]. Greek colonies were also founded in...
    28: ...ity-states, adopted the formal practice of [[pederasty]], in an effort to find a permanent solution to ...
    38: In Athens, by contrast, the monarchy was abolished in [[683 BC|683 BC]],...
  14. Time zone (34024 bytes)
    6: ...measured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at G...
    8: ... the last Sunday in October and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in March. For the remainder of the year lo...
    33: ...to do so. It was based on the longitude 172? 30' East of [[Greenwich]], that is 11 hours 30 minutes ahe...
    35: ... Central Standard Time, [[local mean time]], and Eastern Standard Time until it settled on EST by ordin...
    41: ...Z''' to the zero zone, and A-M (except J) to the east and N-Y to the west (J may be assigned to local t...
  15. String instrument (8163 bytes)
    22: ...monics]]. Bowing above the fingerboard (''[[sul tasto]]'') produces a thin, "breathy" sound, emphasizi...
    51: * [[Gadulka]] ([[Bulgaria]])
    63: **[[Kit violin]] (Master of dance violin)
    79: * [[Dombra]] (East Europe and Middle Asia)
    100: * [[Oud]] (Middle East, Greece)
  16. Flag (13245 bytes)
    3: ...''' is a piece of [[cloth]] flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling or identification...
    27: ..., [[Flag of Croatia|Croatia]], [[Flag of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]].
    31: ...communist states, such as [[Flag of East Germany|East Germany]], [[Flag of China|People's Republic of C...
    37: ... whatever nation it is currently visiting at the mast (known as a [[courtesy flag]]). To fly one's ensi...
    80: ...ple pole, such as guy wires, or to be built as a mast. The highest flagpole in the world, in [[Korean_...
  17. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    7: ...0px]]<br/><small>Emblem of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecume...
    13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of The...
    35: ... Most of Asia Minor is lost. The same year, the last Byzantine outposts in Italy are conquered by the ...
    46: ...dicate, thus leaving to the emperor in the Greek East sole imperial authority. In any case, the changeo...
    51: ...f Roman rights in Italy thereby renouncing their eastern neighbours as true Romans. The [[Donation of C...
  18. Aviation history (39698 bytes)
    5: ...nium]], and increasingly, [[Graphite-reinforced_plastic|carbon fiber]], which is prized for its lightne...
    25: During the last years of the 18th century, [[Sir George Cayley]] ...
    33: ...turing his spine. He died the next day, with his last words being "sacrifices must be made". Lilienthal...
    41: ...pont Langley]]. After a distinguished career in [[astronomy]] and a tenure at the [[Smithsonian Institu...
    53: ...elin flight occurred on [[July 2]], [[1900]]. It lasted for only 18 minutes, as LZ 1 was forced to land...
  19. World War I (62979 bytes)
    2: ...genocide|civilian massacres]] took place. Four dynasties, the [[Habsburg]]s, the [[Romanov]]s, the [[Ot...
    6: ...o-Turkish conflict, which ended in 1924, was the last direct major conflict of the war. The defeat of ...
    16: ... The Archduke himself was not terribly popular, least of all in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While ther...
    19: ...ewer options and little room to maneuver, as the last weeks of July 1914 slipped away. Frantic diplomat...
    24: ...[Russia]]. Many in the Austrian leadership, not least [[Habsburg]] Emperor [[Franz Joseph of Austria|Fr...
  20. World War II (58065 bytes)
    2: ...Asia and [[1 September]] [[1939]], in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the world...
    6: ...e East]], in the [[Pacific War|Pacific and South East Asia]], and it continued in China. In Europe, the...
    10: ... Western Europe largely aligned as [[NATO]], and Eastern Europe largely as the [[Warsaw pact]], allianc...
    31: ... [[Romanian Bridgehead|escaped to Romania]]. The last Polish Army unit was defeated on [[6 October]].
    33: ...t would be termed "[[Phony War|the Phony War]]," lasting until May 1940. There were isolated engagement...

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