(Encyclopedia) Shaoxing,&sp;Shao-hsingShaoxing,both: shouˈshĭngˈ [key], or ShaohingShaoxing,shouˈhĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 205,300), N Zhejiang prov., SE China, on the south shore of…
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Dwarf ginseng, Panax trifolium
ginsengginsengjĭnˈsĕng [key], common name for the Araliaceae, a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees that are often prickly and sometimes…
(Encyclopedia) pasta, generic name for thin pieces of hardened, unleavened dough that are molded into various shapes and boiled, not baked. Pasta is commonly associated with Italian cuisine, though…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Guyanese Relations PEOPLEGuyana's population is made up of five…
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CHEVES, Langdon, a Representative from South Carolina; born September 17, 1776, in Bulltown Fort, near Rocky River, Ninety-sixth District (now Abbeville County), S.C., where the settlers had…
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Women and men have always used paints, powders, dyes, and perfumes to decorate their hair, faces, and bodies. From earliest times, colorful makeup was used to frighten enemies, to show social rank…
