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(Encyclopedia) KuchingKuchingk&oomacr;ˈchĭng [key], city (1991 pop. 277,346), capital of Sarawak, Malaysia, in W Borneo and on the Sarawak River. It is the largest city in the state and a river…Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias
(Encyclopedia) Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias, 1899–1959, prime minister (1956–59) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka); husband of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. A lawyer educated in England, he entered…Otsu
(Encyclopedia) OtsuOtsuōˈts&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 260,018), capital of Shiga prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a tourist center and a port for excursion boats on Lake Biwa. Electrical…Eluru
(Encyclopedia) Eluru Eluru ĕlˈ&oobreve;r&oomacr; [key] or Ellore Eluru…Gaya
(Encyclopedia) Gaya Gaya gīˈə [key], city, Bihar state, E central India. The region is sacred to…Yamaguchi
(Encyclopedia) YamaguchiYamaguchiyämäˈg&oomacr;chē [key], city (1990 pop. 129,461), capital of Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A great castle city from the 14th to 16th cent. and the site…Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area
(Encyclopedia) Agin-Buryat Autonomous AreaAgin-Buryat Autonomous Areaəgyēnˌb&oobreve;ryätˈ [key] or Aga BuryatAga Buryatägˈə b&oobreve;ryätˈ [key], former administrative division, S Siberian…Madhyamika
(Encyclopedia) MadhyamikaMadhyamikamädyŭˈmĭkə [key] [Skt.,=of the middle], philosophical school of Mahayana Buddhism, based on the teaching of “emptiness” (see sunyata) and named for its adherence to…Pali canon
(Encyclopedia) Pali canonPali canonpäˈlē [key], sacred literature of Buddhism. The texts in the Pali canon are the earliest Buddhist sources, and for Theravada Buddhists, who claim to conserve the…Nikko
(Encyclopedia) NikkoNikkonēkˈkō [key], town (2011 est. pop. 91,000), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, partially in Nikko National Park. Mergers with surrounding municipalities, including…Trending
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