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• Periphery (BattleTech) — Contents 1 History 1.1 The Beginning 1.2 Reunification War 1.3 …   Wikipedia

• Periphery — Generally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. In biology* Peripheral nervous system, distinct from the central nervous system * Peripheral membrane protein, proteins that temporarily adhere to the biological membrane… …   Wikipedia

• periphery — n. (pl. ies) 1 the boundary of an area or surface. 2 an outer or surrounding region (built on the periphery of the old town). Etymology: LL peripheria f. Gk periphereia circumference (as PERI , phereia f. phero bear) …   Useful english dictionary

• periphery — 1. The part of a body away from the center; the outer part or surface. 2. SYN: denture border. [G. periphereia, fr. peri, around, + phero, to carry] * * * pe·riph·ery pə rif (ə )rē n, pl er·ies 1) the outward bou …   Medical dictionary

• periphery —   lit. the edge or margins. In human geography, those areas which have a poor economic status and thus suffer from the associated social conditions. Unemployment and crime are high, incomes and general living standards are low. The area may be… …   Geography glossary

• Former Region 6 (Johannesburg) — Region 6 was an administrative district in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was situated towards the south west of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area. It abutted the city s Mining Belt in the north or the southern boundary of… …   Wikipedia

• Epirus (periphery) — Infobox Peri GR name = Epirus name local = Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου prefec = Arta Ioannina Preveza Thesprotia capital = Ioannina population = 358698 population as of = 2005 area = 9203 website = [http://www.roe.gr www.roe.gr] Epirus (Greek: Ήπειρος,… …   Wikipedia

• Core-periphery — theory is based on the notion that as one region or state expands in economic prosperity, it must engulf regions nearby to ensure ongoing economic and political success. The area of high growth or former high growth becomes known as the core, and …   Wikipedia

• Epirus (region) — Epirus (from Ionic Greek Ήπειρος Ēpeiros , Doric Greek: Ἅπειρος Apeiros , in Albanian: Epir or Epiri ) is a region in south eastern Europe, currently divided between the periphery of Epirus in Greece (80%) and Northern Epirus in southern… …   Wikipedia

• Cultural region — is a term used mainly in the fields of anthropology and geography. Specific cultures often do not limit their geographic coverage to the borders of a nation state, or to smaller subdivisions of a state. To map a culture, we often have to identify …   Wikipedia

• Central Greece (periphery) — Infobox Peri GR name = Continental Greece name local = Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας prefec = Boeotia Euboea Evrytania Phocis Phthiotis capital = Lamia population = 614614 population as of = 2005 area = 15549 website = [http://www.stereaellada.gr/… …   Wikipedia