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• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Michigan — /mish i geuhn/, n. 1. a state in the N central United States. 9,258,344; 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Cap.: Lansing. Abbr.: MI (for use with zip code), Mich. 2. Lake, a lake in the N central U.S., between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the… …   Universalium

• North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …   Universalium

• Charon (mythology) — A 19th century interpretation of Charon s crossing by Alexander Litovchenko. In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (English pronunciation: /ˈkɛərɒn/, /ˈkɛərən/; Greek Χάρων) is the ferryman of Hades who carries so …   Wikipedia

• History of Wyandotte, Michigan — This article details the History of Wyandotte, Michigan. Wyandotte has a long history, dating back for hundreds of years.Early Native American presenceAround 1732, the Wyandot Indians (Native Americans) followed Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac and… …   Wikipedia

• Bhupendra Kumar Datta — Bhupendra Kumar Dutta (1892 1979) (Bangla:ভূপেন্দ্র কুমার দত্ত) was a Bengali Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. In addition to his other specific contributions as a Jugantar leader, he holds the record of a hunger strike for 78 days in… …   Wikipedia

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• Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …   Universalium

• para — para1 /pah rah , pahr ah/, n., pl. paras, para. a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster. [1680 90; < Turk < Pers para lit., piece] para2 /pah rah , pahr ah/, n., pl. paras, para. an aluminum bronze c …   Universalium