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Imperial Seal of Japan. The Imperial Seal of Japan or National Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal (菊紋, kikumon), Chrysanthemum Flower Seal (菊花紋, 菊花紋章, kikukamon, kikukamonshō) or Imperial chrysanthemum emblem (菊の御紋, kikunogomon), is the mon used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family... |
Shennong. Shennong (Chinese: 神農; pinyin: Shénnóng), variously translated as Divine Farmer[1] or Divine Husbandman, born Jiang Shinian (姜石年), was a mythological Chinese ruler known as the first Yan Emperor who has become a deity in Chinese folk religion. He is venerated as a culture hero in China.[2] Shennong has at tim... |
Chrysanthemum Throne. The Chrysanthemum Throne (Japanese: 皇位, Hepburn: kōi; imperial seat) is the throne of the Emperor of Japan. The term also can refer to very specific seating, such as the Takamikura (高御座) throne in the Shishin-den at Kyoto Imperial Palace.[1] Various other thrones or seats that are used by the Empe... |
CAS Registry Number. A CAS Registry Number[1] (also referred to as CAS RN[2] or informally CAS Number) is a unique identification number, assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in the US to every chemical substance described in the open scientific literature, in order to index the substance in the CAS Regist... |
Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, Library of Alexandria;[1] Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية, romanized: Maktabat al-’Iskandariyya, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mækˈtæb(e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It i... |
ChemSpider. ChemSpider is a freely accessible online database of chemicals owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry.[3][4][5][6][7] It contains information on more than 100 million molecules from over 270 data sources, each of them receiving a unique identifier called ChemSpider Identifier. The database sources include:... |
Naohito, Prince Kanin. Naohito, Prince Kanin[a] (7 October 1704 – 3 July 1753), was the founder of the Kanin-no-miya, a cadet branch of the Imperial House of Japan. He was the sixth son of Emperor Higashiyama, as well as the younger brother of Emperor Nakamikado and grandfather of Emperor Kōkaku. Naohito, originally n... |
International Chemical Identifier. The International Chemical Identifier (InChI, pronounced /ˈɪntʃiː/ IN-chee)[3] is a textual identifier for chemical substances, designed to provide a standard way to encode molecular information and to facilitate the search for such information in databases and on the web. Initially d... |
PubChem. PubChem is a database of chemical molecules and their activities against biological assays. The system is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a component of the National Library of Medicine, which is part of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH). PubChem can ... |
Jmol. Jmol is computer software for molecular modelling of chemical structures in 3 dimensions.[2] It is an open-source Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D.[3] The name originated from [J]ava (the programming language) + [mol]ecules, and also the mol file format. JSmol is an implementation in JavaScript of the f... |
Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland. The Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland (BA) is a trade body founded to promote retail bookselling in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operates the National Book Token scheme in the UK and sponsors the Whitbread Award[1] The BA represents 95% of British retail ... |
Imperial House of Japan. The Imperial House (皇室, Kōshitsu) is the reigning dynasty of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present constitution of Japan, the emperor is the symbol of the State and of the unity of t... |
Boeing. The Boeing Company (/ˈboʊɪŋ/ BO-ing) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide.[5] The company also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is among the largest global aerospace manufacturers; ... |
National Foundation Day (Japan). National Foundation Day (建国記念の日, Kenkoku Kinen no Hi) is a public holiday of Japan observed annually on the 11th February. The holiday has been celebrated since 1967, following the proclamation of it as a public holiday by a Cabinet Order the previous year.[1][2] 11 February is the acc... |
Kyoto. Kyoto (/ki.ˈoʊ.toʊ/[3] or /ˈkjoʊ.toʊ/;[4] Japanese: 京都, Kyōto [kʲoꜜː.to] ⓘ), officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi; [kʲoː.toꜜ.ɕi] ⓘ), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japans largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020[update], the city had a population of 1.46 million, ... |
British Academy. The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies is the United Kingdoms national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902[1][2] and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 le... |
Lamar Trotti. Lamar Jefferson Trotti (October 18, 1900 – August 28, 1952) was an American screenwriter, producer, and motion picture executive. Trotti was born in Atlanta, US.[1] He became the first graduate of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens... |
Dewey Decimal Classification. The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) (pronounced /ˈduː.iː/ DOO-ee) colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which allows new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location based on subject.[Note 1] It was first publishe... |
John Erskine (educator). John Erskine (October 5, 1879 – June 2, 1951) was an American educator and author, pianist and composer. He was an English professor at Amherst College from 1903 to 1909, followed by Columbia University from 1909 to 1937. He was the first president of the Juilliard School of Music. During his ... |
Tom Brown (actor). Tom Brown (né Thomas Edward Brown; January 6, 1915 – June 3, 1990) was an American actor and model. Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold Harry Brown and Marie Frances (Dunn) Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and... |
Louis King. Louis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.[1][2] King was born in 1898 in Christiansburg, Virginia.[3] His name was also written as L.H. King and Lewis King.[4] A brother of director Henry King, he ... |
OCLC. OCLC, Inc.[4] is an American nonprofit cooperative organization that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs for its membership and the library community at large.[3] It was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, then became the Online Computer Library Center a... |
Anita Louise. Anita Louise (born Anita Louise Fremault; January 9, 1915 – April 25, 1970) was an American film and television actress best known for her performances in A Midsummer Nights Dream (1935), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935), Anthony Adverse (1936), Marie Antoinette (1938), and The Little Princess (1939).... |
ISBN. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is intended to be unique.[a][b] Publishers purchase or receive ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.[2] A different ISBN is assigned to each separate edition and variation of a publication, but not to a... |
Emperor Jimmu. Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu Tennō; Japanese pronunciation: [dʑiꜜm.mɯ (ten.noː), dʑim.mɯ ten.noꜜː][6]) was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki.[2] His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC.[7][8] In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Am... |
Time in Russia. There are 11 time zones in Russia, which currently observe times ranging from UTC+02:00 to UTC+12:00. Daylight saving time (DST) has not been used in Russia since 26 October 2014. From 27 March 2011 to 26 October 2014, permanent DST was used. Since 27 December 2020, the time zones are as follows:[1][2][... |
R. K. Narayan. Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001),[1] better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raj... |
S.A. (corporation). The abbreviation S.A. or SA[a] designates a type of public limited company in certain countries, most of which have a Romance language as their official language and operate a derivative of the 1804, Napoleonic, civil law.[1] Originally, shareholders could be anonymous and collect dividends by surre... |
Date-time group. In communications messages, a date-time group (DTG) is a set of characters, usually in a prescribed format, used to express the year, the month, the day of the month, the hour of the day, the minute of the hour, and the time zone, if different from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).[citation needed] The... |
Meridian (geography). In geography and geodesy, a meridian is the locus connecting points of equal longitude, which is the angle (in degrees or other units) east or west of a given prime meridian (currently, the IERS Reference Meridian).[1] In other words, it is a coordinate line for longitudes, a line of longitude. Th... |
Ancienne Belgique. The Ancienne Belgique (French for Old Belgium) (AB) is a concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the historic heart of Brussels, it is one of the leading concert venues in Belgium, hosting a wide variety of international and local acts. Some 300,000 people attend a conce... |
135th meridian east. Download coordinates as: The meridian 135° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 135th meridian east forms a great ellips... |
American Bandstand. American Bandstand is an American music and dance television program that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989.[1] It was hosted and produced by Dick Clark,[2][3][4] who served as the show’s primary presenter for over three decades. The program featured teenagers dancing to popular songs fr... |
Aktiebolag. Aktiebolag (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâktsɪɛbʊˌlɑːɡ], stock company) is the Swedish term for limited company or corporation. When used in company names, it is abbreviated as AB (in Sweden), Ab (in Finland), or, rarely, A/B (dated), roughly equivalent to the abbreviations Corp., Ltd., and PLC. The state auth... |
Bollandist. The Society of Bollandists (Latin: Societas Bollandistarum; French: Société des Bollandistes) is an association of scholars, philologists, and historians (originally all Jesuits, but now including non-Jesuits) who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Chr... |
International Designator. The International Designator, also known as COSPAR ID, is an international identifier assigned to artificial objects in space.[1] It consists of the launch year, a three-digit incrementing launch number of that year[n 1] and up to a three-letter code representing the sequential identifier of a... |
Kaliningrad Time. Kaliningrad Time (KALT; Russian: калининградское время, romanized: kaliningradskoye vremya) is the time zone two hours ahead of UTC (UTC+02:00) and one hour behind Moscow Time (MSK−1). It is used in Kaliningrad Oblast. Until 2011, Kaliningrad Time was identical to Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00; UTC... |
Terra. Terra may often refer to: Terra may also refer to: |
Satellite Catalog Number. The Satellite Catalog Number (SATCAT), also known as NORAD Catalog Number, NORAD ID, USSPACECOM object number, is a sequential five-digit number assigned by the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), and previously the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), in the order of launch... |
ISO 639-3. ISO 639-3:2007, Codes for the representation of names of languages – Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages, is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. It defines three-letter codes for identifying languages. The standard was published by International Organi... |
Japonic languages. Japonic or Japanese–Ryukyuan (Japanese: 日琉語族, romanized: Nichiryū gozoku) is a language family comprising Japanese, spoken in the main islands of Japan, and the Ryukyuan languages, spoken in the Ryukyu Islands. The family is universally accepted by linguists, and significant progress has been made in... |
John Kennedy (disambiguation). John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) was the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. John Kennedy may also refer to: |
International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) is an American nonprofit membership organization, based in New York City, composed of leading media and entertainment executives across all sectors of the television industry, from over fifty countrie... |
JFK (disambiguation). JFK is an abbreviation for John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), who was the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. JFK may also refer to: |
John F. Kennedy (disambiguation). John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) was the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. John F. Kennedy may also refer to: |
Natas. Natas may refer to: |
Glottolog. Glottolog is an open-access online bibliographic database of the worlds languages. In addition to listing linguistic materials (grammars, articles, dictionaries) describing individual languages, the database also contains the most up-to-date language affiliations based on the work of expert linguists. Glott... |
Sports Emmy Awards. The Sports Emmy Awards, or Sports Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Sports Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in Amer... |
India. India, officially the Republic of India,[j][20] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023;[21] and, since its independence in 1947, the worlds most populous democracy.[22][23][24] Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the ... |
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. A 501(c)(6) non-profit organization founded in 1946, the organ... |
Jack Kennedy (disambiguation). John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) was the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. Jack Kennedy may also refer to: |
Japanese dialects. The dialects (方言, hōgen) of the Japanese language fall into two primary clades, Eastern (including modern capital Tokyo) and Western (including old capital Kyoto), with the dialects of Kyushu and Hachijō Island often distinguished as additional branches, the latter perhaps the most divergent of all.[... |
OSiR Stadium (Gorzów Wielkopolski). Stadion OSiR (full name in Polish: Stadion Ośrodka Sportu i Rekreacji w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim) is a football stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.[1] 52°43′54″N 15°12′27″E / 52.73167°N 15.20750°E / 52.73167; 15.20750 This article about a Polish stadium or sports venue is a stu... |
Oval Office. The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States. Part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, it is in the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, D.C. The oval room has three large windows facing the South Lawn, in front of which the president... |
Stadion OSiR Skałka. Stadion Skałka im. Pawła Waloszka, Paweł Waloszek Skałka Stadium is a motorcycle speedway and association football stadium located in the centre of Świętochłowice off the Bytomska 40 road.[1] It is part of the Skałka Sports and Recreation Center. The Polish sports club Śląsk Świętochłowice uses th... |
OSiR Stadium (Olsztyn). Stadion OSiR w Olsztynie (OSiR Stadium in Olsztyn) is a multi-use stadium in Olsztyn, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of OKS 1945 Olsztyn. The stadium has a capacity of 16,800 people.[1] The stadium was built in the 1970s. In 1994–2002, Stomil Olsz... |
Kinki Expressway. Kinki Expressway (近畿自動車道, Kinki Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. In conjunction with the Chūgoku Expressway and the Osaka Chūō Kanjōsen of Osaka Prefectural Road 2, it will form a full outer ring road of Osaka. ... |
Kinki Sharyo. Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd. (近畿車輛株式会社, Kinki Sharyō kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of railroad vehicles based in Osaka. It is an affiliate company of Kintetsu Corporation. In business since 1920 as Tanaka Rolling Stock Works, and renamed The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd in 1945, they produce rolling sto... |
Kindai University. Kindai University (Japanese: 近畿大学, Hepburn: Kinki daigaku) is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka. The English... |
Red kuri squash. Red kuri squash (katakana: ウチキクリ) is a thin skinned orange colored winter squash, a cultivated variety of the species Cucurbita maxima. It looks like a small pumpkin without the ridges. It belongs to the Hubbard squash group. Inside the hard outer skin there is a firm flesh that provides a very delicat... |
Danny Jacob. Danny Jacob is an American composer, songwriter and guitarist.[1] His credits include composing the score for the television series Phineas and Ferb,[1] and co-producing the music for the series Sofia The First. He is a three-time Emmy-nominated composer. He also wrote the theme songs for Lilo & Stitch: Th... |
NASA. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA /ˈnæsə/) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United Statess civil space program, aeronautics research and space research. Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give ... |
Dosanko. The Dosanko (道産子)[a] is a Japanese breed of small horse. It is one of eight extant indigenous horse breeds of Japan, and the only one of them not critically endangered.[2]: 8 It originated on the island of Hokkaido, in the far north of the country, and is found particularly along the Pacific (eastern) coast... |
Kintetsu Railway. Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. (近畿日本鉄道株式会社, Kinki-nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), referred to as Kintetsu (近鉄) and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway, is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excludin... |
North, South Carolina. North is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 696 at the 2020 census. North is located at 33°36′58″N 81°6′13″W / 33.61611°N 81.10361°W / 33.61611; -81.10361 (33.615983, -81.103588).[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total... |
Hokkaido (dog breed). The Hokkaido (北海道犬, Hokkaidō Inu,[1][2] Hokkaidō-ken[2][3]; Japanese pronunciation: [hok.kai.doꜜː i.nɯ][1]) is a breed of dog originating from Japan. Other names for the breed include Ainu-ken, Seta, Ainu dog, and (in Japan) its name is sometimes shortened to Dō-ken (道犬). The Hokkaido is native to... |
European Union. in Europe (dark grey) The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe.[8][9] The union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated population of over 450 million as of 2025. The EU is often describ... |
Hokkaido (Hitman). Hokkaido is a level from IO Interactives Hitman video game franchise. It takes place in the fictional GAMA Private Hospital in a remote location of Hokkaido, Japan. Hokkaido was created by lead level designer Torbjørn Christensen. Christensen and lead game designer Jesper Hylling describe it as an ab... |
The Penguins of Madagascar. The Penguins of Madagascar is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation in collaboration with Nickelodeon Animation Studio.[4] It stars nine characters from DreamWorks animated film Madagascar: the penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Rico (John DiMaggio), Kowalski ... |
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス, Fukuoka Sofutobanku Hōkusu) are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. They compete in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as a member of the Pacific League. Founded on February 22, 1938, as the Nankai Club, being the ... |
Full Blast (film). Full Blast is a 1999 film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean, his first long feature.[1] Filmed in Bathurst, New Brunswick, the film was written by Nathalie Loubeyre as an adaptation of Martin Pitres novel LEnnemi que je connais.[2] It was the first French-language feature film funded by Film New Bru... |
Vocal jazz. Vocal jazz or jazz singing is a genre within jazz music where the voice is used as an instrument. Vocal jazz began in the early twentieth century. Jazz music has its roots in blues and ragtime and can also traced back to the New Orleans jazz tradition.[1] Jazz music is characterized by syncopated rhythms, i... |
Weston, Connecticut. Weston (/ˈwɛstən/ WES-tən) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,354 at the 2020 census and had the highest median income in the state of Connecticut.[1] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town is served by Route 57 and Route... |
Cabaret. Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub[1] with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, does not typically dance but usually sits at tables. Performan... |
Dance music. Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and ... |
Poland. – in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) – [Legend] Poland,[c] officially the Republic of Poland,[d] is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, and borders Lithuania and Russia[e] to the northeast; Be... |
Daytime television. Daytime is a block of television programming taking place during the late-morning and afternoon on weekdays. Daytime programming is typically scheduled to air between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., following the early morning daypart typically dedicated to morning shows and preceding the even... |
Outline of linguistics. The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to linguistics: Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Someone who engages in this study is called a linguist. Linguistics can be theoretical or applied. Sub-fields of structure-focused linguistics include: When were th... |
Sacha Baron Cohen. Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (/ˈsæʃə/ SA-shə;[1] born 13 October 1971) is an English actor and comedian. Known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen, he has received various accolades throughout his caree... |
51st Daytime Emmy Awards. The 51st Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, honored the best in U.S. daytime television programming in 2023. The award ceremony was held on June 7, 2024, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.[1] Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, ... |
Linguistics. Linguistics is the scientific study of language.[1][2][3] The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds and equivalent gestures in sign languages), phonology (the abstract sound syste... |
Index of linguistics articles. Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Someone who engages in this study is called a linguist. See also the Outline of linguistics, the List of phonetics topics, the List of linguists, and the List of cognitive science topics. Articles related to linguistics include: Abb... |
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. A 501(c)(6) non-profit organization founded in 1946, the organ... |
History of linguistics. Linguistics is the scientific study of language,[1] involving analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context.[2] Language use was first systematically documented in Mesopotamia, with extant lexical lists of the 3rd to the 2nd Millennia BCE, offering glossaries on Sumerian ... |
52nd Daytime Emmy Awards. The 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), will honor the best in U.S. daytime television programming in 2024. The award ceremony will be held on October 17, 2025, moving from its traditional May/June scheduling.[1] Nominations were... |
Emmy Awards. The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are th... |
Historical linguistics. Historical linguistics, also known as diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of how languages change over time.[1] It seeks to understand the nature and causes of linguistic change and to trace the evolution of languages. Historical linguistics involves several key areas of study, inclu... |
Itami Airport. Osaka Itami Airport (大阪伊丹空港, Ōsaka Itami Kūkō) (IATA: ITM, ICAO: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including its major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is the airport closest to Osaka, being 11 km (6.8 mi) north of Osaka Station, as well as Kyoto, being 36 km (22 m... |
Kansai Airports. Kansai Airports (関西エアポート株式会社, Kansai Eapōto Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese corporation established in 2015. Kansai Airports is a member of the Kansai Airports Group, which includes eight companies. Kansai Airports is currently operating three airports in Japan, Kansai International Airport, Osaka Inte... |
Planetoid (disambiguation). Planetoid may refer to: |
Island country. An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands.[1] Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries.[2] Island countries are historically more stable[2] than many continental states but are vul... |
Christmas. Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25[a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent and it is fo... |
Japan Coast Guard. The Japan Coast Guard (Japanese: 海上保安庁, Hepburn: Kaijō Hoan-chō) is the coast guard responsible for the protection of the coastline of Japan under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It consists of about 13,700 personnel. The Japan Coast Guard was founded in... |
List of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.[1] Many island countries are spread over an archipelago, as is the case with Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines—these countries consist of thousands of islands. Others consist of a single island, such as Barbad... |
China (disambiguation). China, officially the Peoples Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. China may also refer to: |
PRC (disambiguation). The P.R.C. is the Peoples Republic of China. PRC may also refer to: |
Dwarf planet. A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit around the Sun, massive enough to be gravitationally rounded, but insufficient to achieve orbital dominance like the eight classical planets of the Solar System. The prototypical dwarf planet is Pluto, which for decades was regarded ... |
Non-commercial educational station. A non-commercial educational station (NCE station) is a radio station or television station that does not accept on-air advertisements (TV ads or radio ads), as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and was originally intended to offer educationa... |
Instructional television. Instructional television (ITV) is the use of television programs for distance education. Educational television programs on instructional television may be less than one half hour long (generally 15 minutes in length) to help their integration into the classroom setting. These shows are ofte... |
4 Vesta. Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres (326 mi).[10] It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807[6] and is named after Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth fro... |
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