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Lands|thing — Lands|ting or Lands|thing «LAHNS TIHNG», noun. (formerly) the upper house of the Rigsdag or former bicameral parliament of Denmark. ╂[< Danish Landsting < lands, genitive of land land + ting, thing assembly, parliament] … Useful english dictionary
Landsting — Lands|ting [ lænstiŋ] das; [s] <aus dän. landsting, eigtl. »Versammlung des Landes«> bis 1953 der Senat des dänischen Reichstags … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
landsting — lands|ting sb., et, landsting, ene, i sms. landstings , fx landstingsvalg … Dansk ordbog
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
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
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
Honan — /hoh nan /; Chin. /hue nahn /, n. 1. Wade Giles. Henan. 2. (usually l.c.) Textiles. a. a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm. b. a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk. * * * ▪ province,… … Universalium
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Second Sino-Japanese War — Part of the Pacific War of World War II (from 1941) … Wikipedia
Muslim Agricultural Revolution — The Islamic Golden Age from the 8th century to the 13th century witnessed a fundamental transformation in agriculture known as the Arab Agricultural Revolution, Medieval Green Revolution, [A. M. Watson (1981), A Medieval Green Revolution: New… … Wikipedia
