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(Encyclopedia) Songjiang or SungkiangSongjiangboth: s&oomacr;ngˈjyängˈ [key], former province (c.32,000 sq mi/82,880 sq km), NE China. Mudanjiang was the capital. It was one of nine provinces…Rückert, Friedrich
(Encyclopedia) Rückert, FriedrichRückert, Friedrichfrēˈdrĭkh rükˈərt [key], pseud. Freimund RaimarRückert, Friedrichfrīˈm&oobreve;nt rīˈmär [key], 1788–1866, German scholar and poet. An editor…pyrotechnics
(Encyclopedia) pyrotechnicspyrotechnicspīˌrōtĕkˈnĭks, pīˌrə– [key], technology of making and using fireworks. Gunpowder was used in fireworks by the Chinese as early as the 9th cent., and it was they…Bangka
(Encyclopedia) Bangka or Banka Banka both: bängˈkä, băngˈkə [key], island, c.4,600 sq…redbud
(Encyclopedia) redbud or Judas tree, name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cercis, handsome plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), covered along the branches in the early spring with deep…Taichung
(Encyclopedia) Taichung or T'ai-chungTaichungboth: tīˈj&oomacr;ngˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,731,056), 855 sq mi (2,214 sq km), W central Taiwan. It was created in 2010 by merging…The Movies of 1998
AfflictionAir Bud: Golden RetrieverThe AlarmistAn Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Almost HeroesAmerican History XAntzThe ApostleApt PupilArmageddonThe AvengersBabe, Pig in the CityBad…Advanced-Level Science Projects: What's in a Color?
What's in a Color?Advanced-Level Science ProjectsChemistryWhat's in a Color?Copper Magic Are all colors created equally? Is the red dye in your favorite magic marker simply made up of red chemicals…Cultural Revolution
(Encyclopedia) Cultural Revolution, 1966–76, mass mobilization of urban Chinese youth inaugurated by Mao Zedong in an attempt to prevent the development of a bureaucratized Soviet style of Communism…Melaka
(Encyclopedia) Melaka or MalaccaMalaccaboth: məlăkˈə [key], state (1991 pop. 504,502), 640 sq mi (1,658 sq km), Malaysia, S Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca. Formerly one of the Straits…Trending
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