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Japanese Brazilians. Japanese Brazilians (Japanese: 日系ブラジル人, Hepburn: Nikkei Burajiru-jin; Portuguese: Nipo-brasileiros, [ˌnipobɾaziˈlejɾus]) are Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil or Japanese people of Brazilian ancestry.[6] Japanese immigrati... |
Infix. An infix is an affix inserted inside a word stem (an existing word or the core of a family of words). It contrasts with adfix, a rare term for an affix attached to the outside of a stem, such as a prefix or suffix.[note 1] When marking text for interlinear glossing, most affixes are separated with a hyphen, but ... |
ECMAScript. ECMAScript (/ˈɛkməskrɪpt/; ES)[1] is a standard for scripting languages, including JavaScript, JScript, and ActionScript. It is best known as a JavaScript standard intended to ensure the interoperability of web pages across different web browsers.[2] It is standardized by Ecma International in the document ... |
Event-driven programming. In computer programming, event-driven programming is a programming paradigm in which the flow of the program is determined by external events. UI events from mice, keyboards, touchpads and touchscreens, and external sensor inputs are common cases. Events may also be programmatically generated,... |
Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire[l] (/ˈɒtəmən/ ⓘ), also called the Turkish Empire,[24][25] was an empire[m] that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centu... |
Boris Vian. Boris Vian (French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release owing to their unconventional ou... |
Javanese. Javanese may refer to: |
Programming paradigm. A programming paradigm is a relatively high-level way to conceptualize and structure the implementation of a computer program. A programming language can be classified as supporting one or more paradigms.[1] Paradigms are separated along and described by different dimensions of programming. Some p... |
Comparison of multi-paradigm programming languages. Programming languages can be grouped by the number and types of paradigms supported. A concise reference for the programming paradigms listed in this article. |
Java (software platform). 21.0.5 LTS (October 15, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-10-15)[4]) [±] 17.0.13 LTS (October 15, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-10-15)[5]) [±] 11.0.25 LTS (October 15, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-10-15)[6]) [±] Java is a set of computer software and specifications that provides a software platform for deve... |
Java (disambiguation). Java is an island of Indonesia. Java may also refer to: |
Javanese script. Javanese script (natively known as Aksara Jawa, Hanacaraka, Carakan, and Dentawyanjana)[1] is one of Indonesias traditional scripts developed on the island of Java. The script is primarily used to write the Javanese language and has also been used to write several other regional languages such as Sund... |
Open frame. Plenty of coverage, but only as a sentence or two in a larger text about bowling scoring, which is conveniently what we already have in the Wikipedia page for tenpin bowling, therefore no need for a standalone page. (proposed by JustARandomSquid) If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, so... |
Lineal descendant. A lineal or direct descendant, in legal usage, is a blood relative in a persons direct line of descent – the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. In a legal procedure sense, lineal descent refers to the acquisition of estate by inheritance by parent from grandparent and by child from pa... |
Tagale people. The Tagale are a sub-ethnic group of the Nuba peoples in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan state, in southern Sudan. They speak Tegali of the Kordofanian languages group, in the major Niger–Congo language family. They number several 80,000 people. Most of them are Muslims. This article about a Sudan... |
Massacre. Note: Varies by jurisdiction Note: Varies by jurisdiction A massacre is an event of killing people who are not engaged in hostilities or are defenseless.[1] It is generally used to describe a targeted mass killing of civilians by an armed group or person. The word is a loan of a French term for butchery or c... |
Java. Java[a] (Javanese: ꦗꦮ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, projected to rise to 158 million at mid 2025, Java is the worl... |
Genealogy. Genealogy (from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία (genealogía) the making of a pedigree)[2] is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate ki... |
South Kordofan. South Kordofan (Arabic: جنوب كردفان Ǧanūb Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 158,355 km2[4] and an estimated population of approximately 2,107,623 people (2018 est).[5] Kaduqli is the capital of the state. It is centered on the Nuba Mountains. At one time it was sup... |
Celebrity. Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great wealth, participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their... |
Recidivism. Recidivism (/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzəm/; from Latin: recidivus recurring, derived from re- again and cadere to fall) is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish it. Recidivism is also used to refer to the... |
College-preparatory school. A college-preparatory school (often shortened to prep school, preparatory school, college prep school or college prep academy) is a type of secondary school. The term refers to public, private independent or parochial schools primarily designed to prepare students for higher education. In J... |
Niger–Congo languages. Niger–Congo is a proposed family of languages spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa.[2] It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages (which share a characteristic noun class system), and possibly several smaller groups of languages that are difficult to classify. If valid,... |
Trust (law). Governing doctrines A trust is a legal relationship in which the owner of property, or any transferable right, gives it to another to manage and use solely for the benefit of a designated person. In the English common law, the party who entrusts the property is known as the settlor, the party to whom it i... |
Anrakuju-in. Anrakuju-in (安楽寿院) is a Buddhist temple located in the Takeda neighborhood of Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan. The temple is associated with the Imperial family of Japan, originating from a Buddhist chapel built in the eastern palace of the Toba Imperial Villa (鳥羽離宮, Toba rikyu) in 1137. The temple houses a number... |
Lists of islands. This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. By ocean: By other bodies of water: |
Fujiwara no Tashi. Fujiwara no Tashi (藤原多子; 1140 – January 12, 1202) was an empress consort of Japan. She was first the consort of Emperor Konoe,[1] and then of Emperor Nijō.[2] Because she became consort twice, she was called the Empress of Two Generations.[3] Her birth father was Tokudaiji Kinyoshi. Her adoptive fath... |
Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇, Go-Shirakawa-tennō; October 18, 1127 – April 26, 1192) was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His de jure reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158, though arguably he effectively maintained imperial power for almost thirt... |
Kujō-in. Fujiwara no Teishi (藤原 呈子, also read Fujiwara no Shimeko; 1131 – October 23, 1176) was a Japanese noblewoman (nyoin) of the late Heian period. She was a consort to Emperor Konoe but did not bear him any children and entered religious orders in her mid twenties. Her dharma name was Shōjōkan (清浄観) and her ingō w... |
Fumimaro Konoe. Prince Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿, Konoe Fumimaro; 12 October 1891 – 16 December 1945) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1937 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1941. He presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and breakdown in relations with the United States, which sho... |
Island, Kentucky. Island is a home rule-class city in McLean County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 429 at the 2020 census.[3] It is included in the Owensboro metropolitan area. The city is named for Judge William Worthingtons early 19th-century 8-square-mile (21 km2) estate, known as The Island fr... |
Tragedy Khadafi. Percy Lee Chapman (born August 13, 1971), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi (formerly Intelligent Hoodlum), is an American rapper and record producer. Hailing from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York City,[2] he is documented with coining the term illmatic during his appearance... |
Tragedy (band). Tragedy is an American crust punk band formed in 1999 in Portland, Oregon. This article on a United States punk rock band is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Pan Am Flight 103. Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. Shortly after 19:00 on 21 December 1988, the Boeing 747 Clipper Maid of the Seas was destroyed by a bomb while flying over the Scottish town of Loc... |
Sudan. Sudan,[c] officially the Republic of the Sudan,[d] is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a p... |
Shi Hao (bobsledder). Shi Hao (Chinese: 史昊; pinyin: Shǐ Hào; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂɻ̩̀ xâʊ]; born 7 September 1997) is a Chinese bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] This biographical article relating to bobsleigh is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.... |
Surviving: A Family in Crisis. Surviving: A Family in Crisis (also known simply as Surviving, and later released on VHS as Tragedy) is a 1985 ABC television film. Directed by Warris Hussein and starring Zach Galligan, Molly Ringwald, and River Phoenix, the film is described as a modern-day Romeo & Juliet story that e... |
Kaya-no-in. Fujiwara no Taishi (藤原 泰子, also read Fujiwara no Yasuko; 1095–1156) was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Toba of Japan. Her birth name was Fujiwara no Kunshi (藤原 勲子), her ingō was Kaya-no-in (高陽院) and her dharma name upon entering religious orders in 1141 was Shōjōri (清浄理). Unless... |
Island, Yonne. Island is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. This Arrondissement of Avallon geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Fujiwara no Nariko. Fujiwara no Nariko (藤原得子; 1117 – December 22, 1160), also known as Bifukumon-in (美福門院), was an Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan and mother of Emperor Konoe.[1] She was the daughter of the chūnagon Fujiwara no Nagazane (藤原長実) and Minamoto no Masako (源方子). Born in 1117, Nariko grew up with her... |
Fujiwara no Tamako. Fujiwara no Tamako or Fujiwara no Shōko (藤原 璋子; 1101 – September 10, 1145), also known as Taikenmonin (待賢門院), was an empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan, and mother of Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Go-Shirakawa.[1] She was the eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Kinzane (藤原公実). Tamakos father died when... |
Emperor Horikawa. Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇, Horikawa-tennō; August 8, 1079 – August 9, 1107) was the 73rd emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Horikawas reign spanned the years from 1087 through 1107.[3] Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina)[4] w... |
Corn Mo. Corn Mo is the stage name of Jon Cunningham, an American, Brooklyn-based musician. Corn Mo sings, plays the accordion, and keyboards, and sometimes performs as a one-man band. His music style is a mixture of circus music, glam rock, and humorous novelty songs. He is currently recording his third solo album, an... |
Regnal name. A regnal name, regnant name,[1] or reign name is the name used by monarchs and popes during their reigns and subsequently, historically. Since ancient times, some monarchs have chosen to use a different name from their original name when they accede to the monarchy. The regnal name is usually followed by a... |
Regnal year. A regnal year is a year of the reign of a sovereign, from the Latin regnum meaning kingdom, rule. Regnal years considered the date as an ordinal, not a cardinal number. For example, a monarch could have a first year of rule, a second year of rule, a third year of rule, and so on, but not a zeroth year of r... |
Tragedy (1925 film). Tragedy (German: Tragödie) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Walter Janssen, Henny Porten and Annemarie Winkler.[1] The films sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. This article related to a German silent drama film of the 1920s is a stub. ... |
Temple name. Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship.[1] The practice of honoring monarchs with temple names began during the Shang dynasty in China and had since been adopted by other dynastic regimes in the Sinosphere, with the notable exception of... |
Catholic (disambiguation). Catholic may refer to: |
Catholicism (disambiguation). Catholicism primarily designates the faith, doctrine, practice and system of the Catholic Church. It may also refer to: |
Catholic Church (disambiguation). The Catholic Church, sometimes called the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church body. Catholic Church may also refer to: |
Iceland. Iceland[d] is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regions westernmost and most sparsely populated country.[13] Its capital and largest c... |
Roman Catholic Church (disambiguation). Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church or Church of Rome may refer to: |
Roman Catholic Church (disambiguation). Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church or Church of Rome may refer to: |
Dynasty. A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,[1] usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a house, family or clan, among others. Historians periodize the histories of many states and civilizations, such as the Rom... |
Fujiwara no Tadamichi. Fujiwara no Tadamichi (藤原 忠通; March 15, 1097 – March 13, 1164) was the eldest son of the Japanese regent (Kampaku) Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan.[1] He was the father of Fujiwara no Kanefusa and Jien. In the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, Tadamichi sided wi... |
Sandwich Islands (disambiguation). Sandwich Islands was the name given to the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook in 1778. Sandwich Islands or Sandwich Island may also refer to: |
Empress of Japan. The empress of Japan[c] is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019. There were eight female imperial reigns (six empresses regnant including two who rei... |
Empress of Japan. The empress of Japan[c] is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019. There were eight female imperial reigns (six empresses regnant including two who rei... |
List of islands of Hawaii. Download coordinates as: The following is a list of the islands in Hawaii. The state of Hawaii, consisting of the Hawaiian Islands, has the fourth-longest ocean coastline of the 50 states (after Alaska, Florida, and California) at 1,210 kilometres (750 mi). It is the only state that consists... |
Victoria (District Electoral Area). Victoria was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 1985 to 2014, when it was mostly replaced by the Ormiston district.[1] Located in the east of the city, the district elected seven members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards o... |
Tragic (album). Tragic is the second studio album by the American rock band Orange 9mm. Produced by Dave Sardy of Barkmarket, it was released on July 23, 1996, through Atlantic Records.[1] Guitarist Chris Traynor recorded most of the bass parts, replacing David Gentile, who was replaced by Taylor McLam near the end of... |
Peru (disambiguation). Peru (Spanish: Perú) is a country in South America. Peru or El Peru may also refer to: |
Coat of arms of Peru. The coat of arms of Peru is the national symbolic emblem of Peru. Four variants are used: the coat of arms per se, the National Coat of Arms (or the National Shield), the Great Seal of the State, and the Naval Coat of Arms. Peruvian law describes the coat of arms as follows:[1] The arms of the Pe... |
Jazmine Sullivan discography. American singer and songwriter Jazmine Sullivan has released four studio albums and 15 singles. Sullivan signed a record deal with J Records in 2008,[1] and released her debut album Fearless in 2008. The album was immediately certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America... |
Flag of Peru. The Flag of Peru (Spanish: Bandera del Perú), often referred to as The Bicolour (la Bicolor), was adopted by the government of Peru in 1825, and modified in 1950. According to the article 49 of the Constitution of Peru, it is a vertical triband with red outer bands and a single white middle band.[1] Depe... |
Aymara language. Aymara (Aymara pronunciation: [ajˈmaɾa] ⓘ; also Aymar aru) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers.[2][3] Aymara, along with Spanish and Quechua, is an official language in Bolivia ... |
Mauna Kea. Mauna Kea (/ˌmɔːnə ˈkeɪə, ˌmaʊnə -/,[6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea, White Mountain)[7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi.[8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high p... |
Continent (disambiguation). A continent is a large landmass. The Continent is used by those on the periphery of Europe to refer the mainland. Continent(s) or the continent may also refer to: |
Boundaries between the continents. Determining the boundaries between the continents is generally a matter of geographical convention. Several slightly different conventions are in use. The number of continents is most commonly considered seven (in English-speaking countries) but may range as low as four when Afro-Eur... |
Hawaiian language. Hawaiian (ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, pronounced [ʔoːˈlɛlo həˈvɐiʔi])[7] is a critically endangered Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family, originating in and native to the Hawaiian Islands. It is the historic native language of the Hawaiian people. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official l... |
Tragic (song). Tragic (stylised as TRAGIC) is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi featuring American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again and American music collective Internet Money, released on 6 November 2020 as the third track from the Savage edition of the formers debut mixtape F*ck Love. Tragic is a... |
Kokyo Gaien National Garden. Kokyo Gaien National Garden (or Kōkyogaien 皇居外苑, literally Imperial Palace Outer Garden) is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, just south of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.[1] Kokyo Gaien National Garden has an area of about 450,000m2. Though it has no playground equipment, it is often used as a place ... |
Quechuan languages. Quechua (/ˈkɛtʃuə/,[2][3] Spanish: [ˈketʃwa]), also called Runa simi (Quechua: [ˈɾʊna ˈsɪmɪ], peoples language) in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes.[4][5][6][7] Derived from a common ancestral Pro... |
Tragedy. A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters.[1] Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a pain [that] awakens pleasure, for the audience.[2][3] While many cult... |
Playwright. A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Ben Jonson coined the term playwright and is the first person in English literature to refer to playwr... |
Convention (norm). A convention influences a set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, social norms, or other criteria, often taking the form of a custom. In physical sciences, numerical values (such as constants, quantities, or scales of measurement) are called conventional if they do not represent ... |
Brazil (disambiguation). Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. Brazil or Brasil may also refer to: |
Flag of Brazil. The national flag of Brazil is a blue disc depicting a starry sky (which includes the Southern Cross) spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto Ordem e Progresso (Order and Progress), within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. It was officially adopted on 19 November 1889, four days af... |
Coat of arms of Brazil. The coat of arms of Brazil (Portuguese: Brasão de Armas do Brasil) was created on 19 November 1889, four days after Brazil became a republic. It consists of the central emblem surrounded by coffee (Coffea arabica, at the left) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum, at the right) branches, which were ... |
Tom Stoppard. Sir Tom Stoppard (/ˈstɒˌpɑːd/;[1] born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter.[2] He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving ... |
Breed registry. A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry, the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known. Animals are usually registered by their breeders while they are young. The terms studbook and register are al... |
Brazilian Republic (disambiguation). Brazilian Republic is a sobriquet for Brazil. Brazilian Republic may also refer to: |
Purebred. Purebreds are cultivars of an animal species achieved through the process of selective breeding. When the lineage of a purebred animal is recorded, that animal is said to be pedigreed. Purebreds breed true-to-type, which means the progeny of like-to-like purebred parents will carry the same phenotype, or obse... |
Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. 600 AD), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states an... |
Tokyo Big Sight. Tokyo Big Sight (東京ビッグサイト, Tōkyō Biggu Saito), officially known as Tokyo International Exhibition Center (東京国際展示場, Tōkyō Kokusai Tenjijō), is a convention and exhibition center in Tokyo and the largest such venue in Japan. Opened in April 1996, the center is located in the Ariake Minami district of the... |
Tragedy. A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters.[1] Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a pain [that] awakens pleasure, for the audience.[2][3] While many cult... |
Brazilian National Anthem. The Brazilian National Anthem (Hino Nacional Brasileiro), also known as the National anthem of Brazil, was composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva in 1831 and had been given at least two sets of unofficial lyrics before a 1922 decree by president Epitácio Pessoa gave the anthem its definitive,... |
Tectonic Plates (film). Tectonic Plates is a 1992 independent Canadian film directed by Peter Mettler. Mettler also wrote the screenplay based on the play by Robert Lepage. The film stars Marie Gignac, Céline Bonnier and Robert Lepage. The title of this film was created in terms of a metaphor, as it signifies the evolu... |
Greek tragedy. Greek tragedy (Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, romanized: tragōidía) is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek-inhabited Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play. It reached its most significant form in Athens in the 5th century BC, the works of which are sometimes cal... |
Kennel club. A kennel club (known as a kennel council or canine council in some countries) is an organization for canine affairs that concerns itself with the breeding, showing and promotion of more than one breed of dog.[1][2] Kennel clubs became popular in the mid 19th century. All-encompassing kennel clubs are also ... |
Convergent boundary. A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction. The subduction zone can be defined by a plane where many earthquakes occur, called the Wadati... |
Thuin. Thuin (French pronunciation: [tɥɛ̃] ⓘ or [twɛ̃]; Walloon: Twin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Biercée, Biesme-sous-Thuin, Donstiennes, Gozée, Leers-et-Fosteau, Ragnies, Thuillies, and Thuin (including the ... |
List of tectonic plates. This is a list of tectonic plates on Earths surface. Tectonic plates are pieces of Earths crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. The plates are around 100 km (62 mi) thick and consist of two principal types of material: oceanic crust (also called sima from silicon ... |
Divergent boundary. In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts, w... |
Transform fault. A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.[1] It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone.[2] A transform fault is a special case of a strik... |
Okimi. Ōkimi (大王, also read as Daiō), or Ame no shita Siroshimesu Ōkimi (治天下大王, Chi Tenka Daiō),[1] was the title of the head of the Yamato Kingship, or the monarch title of Wakoku (Old Japan).[2] This term was used from the Kofun period through the Asuka period in ancient Japan.[2] The title 大王 (Ōkimi or Daiō), which ... |
Oceania. Oceania (UK: /ˌoʊsiˈɑːniə, ˌoʊʃi-, -ˈeɪn-/ OH-s(h)ee-AH-nee-ə, -AY-, US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə, -ˈɑːn-/ ⓘ OH-shee-A(H)N-ee-ə)[5] is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[6][7] Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland... |
Emperor Sushun. Emperor Sushun (崇峻天皇, Sushun-tennō; died 592) was the 32nd Emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Sushuns reign spanned the years from 587 through 592.[3] Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina)[4] was Hatsusebe-shinnō, also know... |
Breed standard. In animal husbandry or animal fancy, a breed standard is a description of the characteristics of a hypothetical or ideal example of a breed.[1]: xix The description may include physical or morphological detail, genetic criteria, or criteria of athletic or productive performance.[citation needed] It may... |
Breed registry. A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry, the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known. Animals are usually registered by their breeders while they are young. The terms studbook and register are al... |
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