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31902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese%20language | Vietnamese language | Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) is the official language of Vietnam. Like many other languages in Asia, Vietnamese is a tonal language
Influences
Vietnamese has been strongly influenced by Chinese languages. It has a shared history with other languages such as Khmer. It now uses a Latin alphabet that is based on the French al... |
31903 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmiki | Valmiki | Maharishi Valmiki (, vālmīki) (during Lord Rama's time) is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e. first verse, w... |
31905 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali | Kali | Kali is one of the goddesses in Hinduism and aspect of Parvati. She is the goddess of creation, destruction, time and commonly presented as dark and violent. Various Shakta Hindu cosmologies, as well as Shakta Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman.
Kali is represented as the consort of Lord Sh... |
31908 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr%20%C4%8Cech | Petr Čech | Petr Čech (born 20 May 1982) is a retired Czech football player who is the technical and performance advisor as well as an emergency backup goalkeeper for Chelsea. He is thought by some players, journalists and managers as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the Premier League and, by many, as the greatest goalk... |
31913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa%20Kemal%20Atat%C3%BCrk | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Kemal Atatürk (or alternatively written as Kamâl Atatürk, Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1934, commonly referred to as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal and statesman who was the first President of Turkey from 1923 to his death in 1938.
He is known for being a leader who freed his... |
31915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morumbi%20Stadium | Morumbi Stadium | Morumbi Stadium or Estádio do Morumbi is the biggest stadium in São Paulo, Brazil. It used to have 120,000 seats available, but now its maximum capacity is 77,000 seats for safety reasons. It is the home ground of São Paulo Futebol Clube and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo FC's chairma... |
31919 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bail | Bail | Bail is money given to the court to guarantee that someone will go to their trial. If the person does not show up for their trial, the government gets to keep the money.
If the arrested person cannot afford the full bail amount, they can use a bail bond. This is a system where part of the bail amount is paid to a comp... |
31920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialism | Initialism | An initialism is a word made from the first letters of each word in a phrase. Unlike acronyms, initialisms cannot be spoken as words: they are spoken letter by letter. Examples of initialisms are:
DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
CD - Compact Disc
ATM - Automated (or Automatic) Teller Machine
BRB - Be Right Back
NMHU - ... |
31922 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souffl%C3%A9 | Soufflé | A soufflé is a light fluffy dessert food.
It is a lightly baked cake. It can be served as a savoury main dish, but usually it is sweetened as a dessert. It is made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites. The egg whites are beaten to a soft peak meringue.
The dish puffs up in the oven.
Egg dishes
Desserts |
31923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom | Blossom | A blossom is a flower that grows on stone fruit trees and other plants including oranges, cherries, plums, apples and almonds
Other meanings of Blossom
Blossom (TV series), a TV series in the 1990s.
Blümchen (Jasmin Wagner), a German singer uses this name when she sings in English.
Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, O... |
31924 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmalade | Marmalade | Marmalade is a topping, like a jam or jelly, that is usually made with oranges. Marmalade can also be made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, or a combination of citrus fruits.
The word Marmalade comes from the Galician word "marmelada" meaning
quince jam.
Related pages
Marmalade (Candy)
Other websites
Spreads
ca... |
31926 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1697 | 1697 |
Events
September 11 – Battle of Zenta, Prince Eugene of Savoy beat the Ottoman army of Mustafa II
September 20 – The Treaty of Ryswick
December 2 – St Paul's Cathedral opened in London
Peter the Great travels in Europe officially with a false identity as "artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov"
Use of palanquins increase... |
31928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Hardy | Thomas Hardy | Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. In the U.K. Hardy is generally thought to be one of the greatest figures in English literature. He lived in the Victorian era.
Early life
Thomas Hardy was born in Upper Bockhampton near Dorchester, Dorset. His father was a stonemason. H... |
31929 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhole | Manhole | A manhole (also called a utility hole, cable chamber, maintenance hole , inspection chamber, access chamber or confined space) is a hole for a person to go into to fix underground services. Some examples of these are sewers, telephone, electricity, storm drains and gas.
The opening is protected by a manhole cover.... |
31930 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewer | Sewer | Sewers are underground pipes that take away dirty water and human waste from homes, offices and many other places. The sewers lead to sewage treatment plants that remove the harmful and unwanted parts, returning clean water to the environment. Many rules and regulations exist for how clean the final discharge (efflue... |
31931 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pajamas | Pajamas | Pajamas (pyjamas in the United Kingdom) are loose clothes that people wear while they are sleeping. Pyjamas usually include trousers and a shirt. Pyjamas are often made of cotton. They are usually worn without underwear. The word comes from , Pajāmā; . Pajamas are often worn without underwear.
Clothing |
31935 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter | Barter | Barter is trading one thing for another without using money. Usually the things that are traded are worth the same amount of money, but no money is used in the trade.
Barter is useful when two people each have something the other wants, so they agree on an amount of stuff and then swap it. This can also happen with se... |
31936 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle%20United%20F.C. | Carlisle United F.C. | Carlsile United F.C. is an English football team in Football League Two. Jordan McDowall is the manager.
League position
Former position
English football clubs
1904 establishments in England |
31947 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque%20pop | Baroque pop | Baroque pop is a rock music subgenre that mixes both rock and classical music. It was created by musicians in the 1960s by adding classical instruments like harpsichord, French horns, oboes, and string sections. It became popular with both teenagers and adults at the time. Examples can be found on The Beach Boys' Pet S... |
31948 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/290s | 290s | The 290s decade ran from January 1, 290, to December 31, 299.
Important people
Diocletian, Roman Emperor
Maximian, Roman Emperor |
31949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica%20Camera | Leica Camera | Leica is a camera company in Wetzlar, Germany.
Cameras
Companies of Germany
Hesse |
31950 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011 | 2011 | 2011 (twenty eleven) (MMXI) was .
According to the North Korean Minguo calendar, this was Juche year 100. This year was also the 100th of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Era year (民國100年).
The United Nations designated 2011 the International Year of Forests and International Year of Chemistry.
Events
January
Janu... |
31951 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%E1%BA%BFn%20Qu%C3%A2n%20Ca | Tiến Quân Ca | "", meaning "Army March" is the national anthem (song) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It was created in 1944 by Nguyễn Văn Cao, the famous Vietnamese composer (person who writes music).
Lyrics
Vietnamese music
National anthems
The national anthem has went through many changes ever since the 1940s. Though there... |
31953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20American%20blizzard%20of%202003 | North American blizzard of 2003 | The Blizzard of 2003, also called the Presidents' Day Storm of 2003, or Presidents' Day Storm II, was a very big snowstorm on the East Coast of the United States and Canada, which started on February 15 and ended on February 18, 2003. Lots of snow fell in the big cities in the Northeast US, making it the biggest snowst... |
31955 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization%20of%20American%20States | Organization of American States | The Organization of American States (OAS in English; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization based in Washington, D.C. It has all thirty-five independent nations of the Americas as its members.
For its work Organization of American States (OAS) uses four languages: English language,... |
31957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav%20Holst | Gustav Holst | Gustav Holst (21 September 1874 - 25 May 1934) was a famous English composer. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He studied composition at the Royal College of Music in London. He also learned to play the trombone. He became Director of Music at St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith, (London). Some of his musi... |
31960 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s%20Column | Nelson's Column | Nelson's Column is a national monument of the United Kingdom based in Trafalgar Square, London. The column was built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Monuments and memorials in England
Buildings and structures in London
1840s establishments in Engl... |
31962 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin | Cousin | A cousin is a term in genealogy. It is not a direct ancestor or descendant, but is a relative who shares a common ancestor. The word 'cousin' is often used to mean a person's first cousin the child of someone's aunt or uncle.
Cousin relationships can have degree and removal (e.g. a second cousin once removed is a co... |
31963 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/900 | 900 | Year 900 (CM) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
Persian scientist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. Holding against any sort of orthodoxy, particularly Aristotle's physics, he maintained "the conception of... |
31964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/996 | 996 |
Events
March/April – Pope John XV dies before being able to crown Otto III, King of Germany as Holy Roman Emperor. Otto resides in Pavia while waiting for the election of the next Pope.
May 3 – Twenty-four year old Bruno of Carinthia, grandson of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and first cousin of Otto III, is elected ... |
31965 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1288 | 1288 |
Events
June 5 – John I of Brabant defeats the duchy of Guelders in the Battle of Worringen — one of the largest battles in Europe of the Middle Ages — thus winning possession of the duchy of Limburg. The battle also liberates the city of Cologne from rule by the Archbishopric of Cologne; it had previously been one ... |
31967 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1345 | 1345 |
Events
Miracle of the Host
Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland are inherited by emperor Louis IV of the Holy Roman Empire and becomes part of the imperial crown domain, until 1347. |
31968 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1347 | 1347 |
Events
The Black Death ravages Europe (1347-1351)
Roman Commoner Cola di Rienzo proclaims himself a new Roman dictator in Capitoline Hill in Rome; Pope Clement VI denounces him as a pagan and a heretic and he is driven out of the city by the end of the year |
31971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1565 | 1565 |
Events
March 1 – the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.
April 27 – Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
May 18 – The Ottoman troops landed on the island of Malta. The Great Siege of Malta began.
June 17 – Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga Shogun, Ashikaga... |
31976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock | Livestock | Livestock are domestic animals that are kept by people. Their uses are for meat, milking, wool, leather, or labor. Taking care of livestock is animal husbandry. Some types of livestock are: cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens. Chickens produce eggs; pigs produce meat; cattle, goats and sheep create milk, and sheep... |
31977 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed | Breed | See Breed (song) for the song by Nirvana. See Breed (video game) for the video game by Brat Designs.
A breed is a domesticated race or type of an animal or plant. The term may also be used as a verb. In this way, to breed an animal is to make sure that it has descendants that improve the next generation’s qualities. T... |
31979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm | Storm | A storm is a violent meteorological phenomenon in which there is heavy rain, and wind due to moisture in the air. Hail and Lightning are also common in storms. More rarely, Tornadoes can occur in storms.
Hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes are, often, called storms too but they have special names because they are ver... |
31981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisphere | Hemisphere | Hemisphere means half (hemi) of the Earth (sphere).
The Northern Hemisphere means everything north of the Equator, which includes, North America, Central America, the northern part of South America, Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and the Middle East.
The Southern Hemisphere means everything south of the Equator, which ... |
31982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure | Pressure | Pressure means how much force something is pushing on something else with.
It is expressed as force acting per unit area:
P = F / A
(Pressure = Force divided by Area that force is acting on)
It can also be defined as thrust (compressive force acting perpendicularly to the surface of a body) acting per unit area.
... |
32000 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator | Alligator | Alligator is a genus in the order Crocodilia. There are two living species: the American alligator and the smaller Chinese alligator. Together with the caimans, the gharials, and the crocodiles, they make up the order Crocodilia.
The first alligators existed about 37 million years ago. However, older species of allig... |
32001 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba | Curitiba | Curitiba (pron. or ) is one of the most important cities in the southern part of Brazil. Curitiba is the capital of the state of Paraná. The city has more than 1,800,000 people living in it. It covers an area of 430.9 km². It is the 7th largest Brazilian city and 4th largest in the Southern Cone (the south part of Sou... |
32003 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodilia | Crocodilia | The Order Crocodilia is a group of Archosaur reptiles. There are three living families.
Crocodiles are the nearest living relatives to birds, because they are both survivors of the Archosaurs.
Crocodiles are first found in the Upper Cretaceous period. They are descendents of a much wider group of Archosaurs called th... |
32009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics | Biometrics | Biometrics is a field of study which identifies or recognises people by the traits they have. Not to be confused with biometry, the application of statistics to biology.
Given those traits, a system can be trained to recognise certain people, with a certain probability. Training lowers the probability of falsely ident... |
32010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwidth%20%28signal%20processing%29 | Bandwidth (signal processing) | Bandwidth is used to measure electronic and other types of communication. This includes radio, electronics, and other forms of electromagnetic radiation, Bandwidth is the difference between the electronic signal having highest-frequency and the signal having the lowest-frequency.
In computer networks, bandwidth is oft... |
32011 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz | Hertz | The hertz (symbol: Hz, definition: 1/s) is a unit derived from time which measures frequency in the International System of Units (SI). Frequency is how often something happens. A frequency of 1 hertz means that something happens once a second. The note Middle C (the C in the middle of the piano) is 261.65 (262) Hz. Th... |
32023 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman%20Returns | Batman Returns | Batman Returns was the second (and last) Batman movie directed by Tim Burton. It was released on June 19, 1992 worldwide to critical and financial success although a backlash criticized the movie's dark and mature undertones.
Release Dates
Plot
A couple throws their child into the sewers because he is deformed. 33 ye... |
32027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster%20Scots%20dialects | Ulster Scots dialects | Ulster Scots, sometimes called Ullans, is a dialect of Scots spoken in some of the northern parts of Ireland, across Ulster. It is closely related to the English language.
References
Dialects of English
Ireland
Northern Ireland
West Germanic languages |
32030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara%20Cox | Sara Cox | Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974) is an English broadcaster. She was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester. She presents shows for BBC Radio 1 and has hosted many television programmes.
References
Other websites
1974 births
Living people
BBC radio presenters
English radio personalities
English television presenters
Peo... |
32031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Trek%3A%20Deep%20Space%20Nine | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) is the third Star Trek television series. Most of the series takes place on a space station called "Deep Space Nine". It was the first and so far only Star Trek show to be based on a space station rather than a starship.
Episodes
"Babel"
On the space station Deep Space Nine, the crew... |
32032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winx%20Club | Winx Club | Winx Club is an Italian/American animated TV show made by Rainbow SpA and Nickelodeon. It is about six fictional fairies named Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Aisha. In the episodes of the series, the girls have to fight lots of different enemies, such as witches and fairy hunters. Together with their school's p... |
32034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20o%27lantern%20mushroom | Jack o'lantern mushroom | The jack o'lantern mushroom is an orange- to yellow gilled mushroom. It looks like the chanterelle and emits light. Unlike the chanterelle, the jack o'lantern mushroom is very poisonous. While eating this mushroom will not kill you, it may cause cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea. This mushroom smells and looks very appea... |
32035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk%20County%2C%20Ontario | Norfolk County, Ontario | Norfolk County is a city in Ontario, Canada that is largely agricultural. It has many primary schools and high schools and the majority of citizens are Christian. Its communities include:
Simcoe
Delhi
Port Dover
Pine Grove
Gilbertville
Waterford
The current mayor is Charlie Luke who was elected on November 13, 2... |
32036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe%2C%20Ontario | Simcoe, Ontario | Simcoe is a small town in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
Buildings
It has a secular high school and a faith-based high school along with several primary schools, two shopping malls, two free clinics and a hospital.
The Internet is available in Simcoe in both dial-up and broadband forms. Although there are 3 video ... |
32037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe%20Composite%20School | Simcoe Composite School | Simcoe Composite School is a high school in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. It was established in the year 1898. There are lots of multicultural courses for students 14 to 21 years of age to study. The school is located near two parks, a busy downtown, fast food restaurants, and a post office. There is also a special educatio... |
32047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal%20Party%20%28Australia%29 | Liberal Party (Australia) | The Liberal Party of Australia (Liberals, or LIB for short), in coalition with the National Party of Australia (Nationals, or NAT for short), is one of the two main political groups in Australian politics (the other being the Social Democratic Australian Labor Party (ALP). The Liberals/Nationals are the more conservati... |
32048 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Keating | Paul Keating | Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia. He was from the Labor Party. He grew up in the city of Sydney and the suburb of Bankstown. He left De La Salle College at Bankstown at 14 years of age and worked as a clerk with the Sydney County Council doing this while juggling with st... |
32051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal%20Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party might refer to:
In particular, this applies to the following parties:
Liberal Party (UK)
Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party (Australia)
Liberal Party (1922)
Liberal Party (Philippines) |
32060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth%20of%20Independent%20States | Commonwealth of Independent States | The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is the confederation of countries that used to form the Soviet Union. On December 8, 1991, leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine met at the nature reserve called Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus. They discussed the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) i... |
32061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association%20of%20Southeast%20Asian%20Nations | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an international organization. On 8th August 1967, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines formed the ASEAN. At that time, communism was growing in Vietnam, and these five countries were also facing problems inside their own countries. In this ... |
32062 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20motor | Electric motor | An electric motor changes electrical energy into mechanical movement. A dynamo or an electric generator does the reverse: it changes mechanical movement into electric energy. Most electric motors work by using the force of magnetism. Electrostatic motors have also been used.
Machines using electric motors include:... |
32064 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive%20material | Explosive material | Explosives are chemical compounds that cause explosions; they flare up and burst with a loud sound. Explosive material has many special characteristics: it is a chemically unstable material, it changes its form very fast and, while changing its form, it explodes by bursting and making loud sounds.
There are two types... |
32067 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF | UNICEF | The United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF is an international organization. The United Nations established UNICEF on 11 December 1946. At that time, its name was United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Thus, UNICEF became its short name. In 1953, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund... |
32070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%20reunification | German reunification | German reunification (German: Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) is a term of history. Unification means making two or more parts as one. The German reunification is the unification of the two parts of Germany.
After the Second World War, Germany had been divided into two countries. One was the Federal Republic of Germany (F... |
32071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions%20of%20Poland | Partitions of Poland | The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is a term used in history. They took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Three partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place:
5 August 1772
23 January 179... |
32072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian%20Commonwealth | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and, after 1791, the Commonwealth of Poland, was a state of Poland and Lithuania that was ruled by a common monarch. The Commonwealth was an extension of the Polish-Lithuanian Union, a personal unio... |
32073 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification%20of%20Germany | Unification of Germany | The Unification of Germany occurred in the 19th century. Until then, there had been many states in Central Europe. Some of them were very small, possibly no more than from one border to the other. Many Germans wanted a nation that would be united, powerful and influential. The leaders of Germany believed that they are... |
32074 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC | OPEC | OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an international organization. Since 1965, the headquarters of OPEC has been in Vienna, Austria. OPEC was established in Baghdad, Iraq on 10–14 September 1960.
Its work is to "coordinate and unify the petroleum policies" of its members, and also to "ensur... |
32075 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD | OECD | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation of countries. Member countries of OECD all have a democratic system of government. They also accept the principle of a free economy. A country has a free economy when its government does not control the economic activitie... |
32076 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%20oil%20crisis | 1973 oil crisis | The 1973 oil crisis started on October 17, 1973. when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) said, because of the Yom Kippur War, that they would no longer ship petroleum to nations that had supported Israel in its conflict with Syria and Egypt (The United States, Canada, its allies i... |
32077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization%20for%20Security%20and%20Co-operation%20in%20Europe | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for peace and human rights. Presently, it has 57 countries as its members. Most of the member countries of the OSCE are from Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and North America.
The headquarters of OSCE are in Vienna, Austri... |
32078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian%20War | Franco-Prussian War | The Franco-Prussian War was a war between France and Prussia, which was helped by German allies of Prussia. The war was provoked by Prussian prime minister Otto von Bismarck, who wanted to unite Germans under Prussian rule by making them fight together against a common enemy. Bismarck irritated French Emperor Napoleon ... |
32080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung City (Traditional Chinese: 高雄市, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, Tongyong Pinyin: Gaosyóng, POJ: Ko-hiông; coordinates 22°38'N, 120°16'E) is the third largest city of Taiwan, after New Taipei City and Taichung City, and the main city in Southern Taiwan.
History
In 2014, 32 people were killed by a series of explosions... |
32081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando%20Alonso | Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a racing driver in Formula One. He is from Spain. He won his first F1 title in 2005 and then became the youngest ever Formula 1 World Champion at the age of 24.
Alonso drove until 2006 in Formula 1 for the Renault F1-Team, with which he achieved the driver ... |
32083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Crouch | Peter Crouch | Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is an English footballer. He was born in Macclesfield and was raised in Singapore and Ealing, west London. At 6 feet, 7 inches (201 cm), he is one of the tallest people to ever play in the Premier League. Crouch played for Liverpool and England. He was the first player to score... |
32085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi%2C%20Ontario | Delhi, Ontario | Delhi is a tobacco town in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada that has fewer than 5000 people. It has a public library, a convience store, a cemetery, a funeral home, various other stores, and a tobacco museum.
The town also has a high school that has been threatened with closure numerous times by the school board for la... |
32088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkek | Bishkek | Bishkek (Бишкек) is the capital city of Kyrgyzstan. It has a population of 900,000 (2005). It was originally founded in 1878 as the Russian fortress of Pishpek (Пишпек). From 1926 until 1991 it was known as Frunze (Фрунзе), after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze. In the Kyrgyz language, a Bishkek is a churn... |
32089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushanbe | Dushanbe | Dushanbe (, ) is the capital city of Tajikistan. About 562,000 people live in Dushanbe as of 2000. The name is borrowed from the Persian word for "Monday" (du "two" + shamba or shanbe "day", lit. "day two") and refers to the fact that it was a popular "Monday" market place.
Capital cities in Asia
Tajikistan |
32090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan%20Strait | Taiwan Strait | The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180 km-wide strait between mainland China and the island of Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and attaches to East China Sea to the northeast. The thinest part is 131 km wide. The Taiwan Strait is often incorrectly called the "Taiwan Straits".
The Strait has be... |
32091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character | Character | Character could mean:
Character (persona), a social role
Fictional character, a character who exists in fiction.
Non-fictional character, usage of a real person in a fictional context
Moral character
Sacramental character, a Catholic teaching
Character structure, personal traits
In symbols:
Letter, a symbol used to wr... |
32092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent | Tashkent | Tashkent (, )) is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It is also the most populated city in Central Asia, with a population of 2,571,668 in 2020. Its name translates from Uzbek to "Stone City" in English
Tashkent has been inhabited by people for thousands of years. It was destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1219, but later profi... |
32094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Fgabat | Aşgabat | Aşgabat (; , UniPers: Ešq-âbâd; - Ashkhabád) is the capital city of Turkmenistan. It also spelled as Ashgabat, Ashkabat, Ashkhabad, Ashgabad, a former Soviet republic. Aşgabat has a population of 695,300 (2001) and is between the Kara Kum desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range. The name is believed to borrow from the... |
32097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge | Wedge | The term wedge may mean many things. Some of them are as noted below:
Wedge (mechanics) is a simple machine. People use this machine to separate two things. Sometimes, people use a wedge to split a thing into two or more parts, or to fix things tightly
Wedge product is a term in mathematics
Wedge Antilles is a charac... |
32098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew | Crew | A crew usually is a group of people that work within a common organisation, and that have some activities in common. The usual place where crews can be found are ships and airplanes. On such ships and aircraft, some functions some people perform are very special. It is therefore common that crews are organised in a hie... |
32099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo | Cargo | Cargo or freight means goods which people transport, often using a vehicle made for that purpose rather than for passenger service. The vehicle is usually a truck or freighter or cargo aircraft or freight train.
The noun is used as not countable; people will talk about some freight. Today, goods other than bulk carg... |
32100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom | Ransom | Ransom can mean two things:
Holding a person against their will, in order to get some money (or some other things)
The money, or the goods which (could possibly) be obtained in such a way.
If people talk about that they need to pay money to the state or the police, to get free, the correct legal term used is usually b... |
32102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia | Paraphilia | Paraphilia is a word used in sociology and medicine. Like many other medical terms it comes from Ancient Greek. It means that someone is sexually aroused by people (or by things) that are unable to return their affection. The word can also be used to refer to sexual practices which are bad for the mind or body and are... |
32104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belo%20Horizonte | Belo Horizonte | Belo Horizonte is a Brazilian city, capital of the state of Minas Gerais. It has, approximately, 2.4 million inhabitants and an area of 330.9 km². It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country.
Colleges and Universities
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG);
Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (UEM... |
32108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemia | Bohemia | Bohemia is one of the regions of the Czech Republic. Poland is to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south, and the Czech province of Moravia to the East. The capital city of Prague lies in Bohemia.
Bohemia is well known for its glasswares (and other handicrafts), its beer, but also its cuisine.
In the M... |
32109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron | Rhododendron | Rhododendron is a large genus of flowering plants. It includes 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). Some are evergreen, and some are deciduous. They are found mainly in Asia.
Most of them have quite showy flowers. What gardeners know as Azalea is in fact a kind of rhododendron. Many people h... |
32110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine | Jasmine | Jasmine is a genus of plants, Jasminum. They are shrubs or vines that grow in moderately warm climates.
There are about 200 different species of Jasminum. They are also a favourite in gardens. Tea can be made from the flowers. Some species are used to make special oil, perfumes or incense. Women, especially from Asia... |
32112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article | Article | The word article can mean several things:
Something written for an encyclopedia or newspaper on a particular topic. This page is an article about the word "article".
Article (grammar), a little word before a noun, like "the", "a" or "an" |
32113 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaren | Yaren | Yaren is the largest settlement on the island country Nauru. Nauru has no official capital, but many government buildings can be found in Yaren, so some people call it the capital. In 2003, 1,100 people lived there.
Cities in Oceania
Nauru |
32114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nupedia | Nupedia | Nupedia was an English-language online encyclopedia. Its articles were written by volunteers and checked by experts. They were licensed as open content. It was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Nupedia was online from March 2000 until September 2003. It is mostly known as the website which came before Wikipedia... |
32115 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article%20%28grammar%29 | Article (grammar) | An article is a word that comes before a noun. There are two kinds of articles: definite articles and indefinite articles.
In English there is just one definite article: "the". There are two indefinite articles: "a" and "an". The word "an" is used before a word starting with a vowel sound (not necessarily a vowel lett... |
32116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfront | Waterfront | Waterfront is the land by the side of a body of water (E.g. Lake or Ocean).
Geography |
32118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Asia | East Asia | East Asia or Eastern Asia is part of the continent Asia. East Asia covers about , or 15% of the continent.
These are the countries and territories in East Asia:
People's Republic of China (excluding Tibet which is part of the Indian subcontinent of South Asia)
Hong Kong
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Macao
Mong... |
32120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20counties%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20China | List of counties of the Republic of China | Taiwan Province is divided into 13 counties (縣; hsien) and 3 provincial cities (市; shih):
Note:The cities of Taipei and Kaohsiung are managed directly by the central government and are not part of Taiwan province, though the counties of the same name all around these cities are part of the province. The People's Repub... |
32121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Tbilisi is the capital, and the largest city in Georgia. It was founded in the 5th century by the Georgian king, Vakhtang Gorgasali. According to legend, when he was hunting, he killed a pheasant which dropped into hot water. Gorgasali discovered there were a lot of hot springs in this place, which he called Tbilisi as... |
32130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot | Robot | A robot is a machine that can move and do certain tasks.
Robots are controlled by a computer program or electronic circuitry. They may be directly controlled by humans. They may be designed to look like humans, in which case their behaviour may suggest intelligence or thought but they do not have feelings. Most robots... |
32136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habemus%20Papam | Habemus Papam | Habemus Papam refers to the announcement given in Latin by the Senior Cardinal Deacon when a new Pope has been chosen.
The announcement is given from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. After the announcement, the new pope meets the people and he gives his first Urbi et Orbi blessing to the cr... |
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