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121Near East — The original Near East; that is, the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the eastern question. The term is only meaningful as a contrast to Far East. Much of the original extent is south; moreover, countries such as Greece disavow any association… …
122Zinfandel — For the town in the United States, see Zinfandel, California. Zinfandel/Primitivo Grape (Vitis) Zinfandel grapes ripening on the vine …
123Cantharellaceae — The chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) Scientific classification Kingdom …
124Ants of Great Britain — Compared to much of the rest of Europe, the UK is not a hot spot for ants. The size and diversity of ant species in any area is largely determined for the highest summer soil temperature, and this being so, it is not surprising that the greatest… …
125Tibeto-Burman languages — Infobox Language family name=Tibeto Burman region=East Asia familycolor=Sino Tibetan family = Sino Tibetan (debated) [Cf. Beckwith, Christopher I. 1996. The Morphological Argument for the Existence of Sino Tibetan. Pan Asiatic Linguistics:… …
126Nabataeans — Map of the Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled AD 117–138), showing the location of the Arabes Nabataei in the desert regions around the Roman province of Arabia Petraea …
127At Swim-Two-Birds — infobox Book | name = At Swim Two Birds image caption = First edition cover author = Flann O Brien country = Ireland language = English genre = Novel publisher = Longman Green Co release date = 1939 media type = Print (Hardback Paperback) pages …
128Triple Goddess — In ancient Indo European mythologies, various goddesses or demi goddesses appear as a triad, either as three separate beings who always appear as a group (the Greek Moirae, Charites, Erinnyes and the Norse Norns) or as a single deity who is… …
