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121United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
122Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event — Artist s rendering of bolide impact Badlands nea …
123Zongmi — Guifeng Zongmi (宗密 圭峰) (780 841), (Wade Giles: Kuei feng Tsung mi; Japanese: Keiho Shumitsu) was a Tang dynasty Buddhist scholar monk, installed as fifth patriarch of the Huayan (zh cp|c=華嚴|p=Huáyán; Japanese: Kegon ; Sanskrit: Avatamsaka )… …
124education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
125Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
126arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
127gradualness — noun 1. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual • Syn: ↑gentleness • Ant: ↑abruptness • Derivationally related forms: ↑gentle (for: ↑gentleness), ↑ …
128Uncontrolled decompression — refers to an unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as an aircraft cabin and typically results from human error, material fatigue, engineering failure or impact causing a pressure vessel to vent into its lower pressure… …
