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712008 Georgia–Russia crisis — The 2008 Georgia Russia crisis began on March 6, 2008 when Russia announced that it would no longer participate in the Commonwealth of Independent States economic sanctions imposed on Abkhazia in 1996.cite web title = Russian Federation Withdraws …
72Troubles au Xinjiang en 2008 — Xinjiang Les tensions ethniques dans le Xinjiang, une des cinq régions autonomes de la République populaire de Chine, située à son extrême ouest, ont une longue histoire et remontent à la Dynastie Qing (1644 1911) qui a annexé le territoire dans… …
73Achinese — /ah cheuh neez , nees , ach euh /, n., pl. Achinese. Atjehnese. * * * One of the main ethnic groups on the island of Sumatra, Indon. In the 13th century the Achinese became the first people in the archipelago to adopt Islam. After expelling the… …
74Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
75Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
76rusty — rusty1 rustily, adv. rustiness, n. /rus tee/, adj., rustier, rustiest. 1. covered with or affected by rust. 2. consisting of or produced by rust. 3. of or tending toward the color rust; rust colored. 4 …
77Serbia — /serr bee euh/, n. a former kingdom in S Europe: now, with revised boundaries, a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the N part; includes the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. 9,660,000; 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Cap.:… …
78Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
79Meciar, Vladimir — ▪ 1994 A former amateur boxer, Vladimir Meciar charged aggressively out of his corner in early 1993 as prime minister of the newly created Slovak Republic. As the year progressed, however, Meciar was sent reeling from a series of blows,… …
80willful — will·ful or wil·ful / wil fəl/ adj: not accidental: done deliberately or knowingly and often in conscious violation or disregard of the law, duty, or the rights of others willful injury a willful violation of a court order will·ful·ly adv… …
