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• dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

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• Historia de Siberia — La Conquista de Siberia de Yermak, una pintura de Vasily Surikov. La historia de Siberia puede ser rastreada desde las civilizaciones nómadas de los escitas y de los xiongnu, que datan de antes de la era cristiana. Las etapas del sur de Siberia… …   Wikipedia Español

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