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111North Atlantic Treaty Organization — ➡ NATO. * * * Introduction military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also called the Washington Treaty) of April 4, 1949, which sought to create a counterweight to Soviet (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) armies stationed… …
112catapult — catapultic, adj. /kat euh pult , poolt /, n. 1. an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc. 2. a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship. 3. Brit. a slingshot. v.t. 4. to hurl from a catapult. 5. to thrust or move …
113international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
114Italy — /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… …
115shaduf — /shah doohf /, n. shadoof. * * * ▪ irrigation device also spelled Shadoof, hand operated device for lifting water, invented in ancient times and still used in India, Egypt, and some other countries to irrigate land. Typically it consists …
116Sufism — Sufistic, adj. /sooh fiz euhm/, n. the ascetic and mystical system of the Sufis. Also, Sufiism /sooh fee iz euhm/. [1810 20; SUFI + ISM] * * * Mystical movement within Islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal… …
117Metternich, Klemens, Fürst von — ▪ Austrian statesman Introduction (prince of),in full Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst Von Metternich winneburg beilstein born May 15, 1773, Coblenz, Archbishopric of Trier died June 11, 1859, Vienna Austrian statesman, minister of… …
118counterbalance — 1. noun a) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. b) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one. Syn: counterpoise …
119Military history of China before 1911 — Chinese military before 1911 Participant in wars involving China Active 2200 BCE – 1911 CE Leaders Chinese Emperor Area of operations China, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and …
120Public housing estates in Tai Po — This is a list of public housing estates in Tai Po, Hong Kong Contents 1 Overview 2 Chung Nga Court 3 Elegance Garden 4 Fu Heng Estate …
