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Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
(Encyclopedia) Akutagawa, RyunosukeAkutagawa, Ryunosukery&oobreve;nôˈs&oobreve;kĕˌ äk&oomacr;ˈtäˈgäˈwä [key], pseud. of Chōkōdō ShujinChōkōdō Shujinchōkōˈdō sh&oomacr;ˈjĭn [key], 1892…dwarf tree
(Encyclopedia) dwarf tree, in horticultural practice, a tree artificially kept to a smaller size than is normal for average members of the species. This is usually accomplished either by limiting its…Fujiwara Teika
(Encyclopedia) Fujiwara TeikaFujiwara Teikaf&oomacr;ˈjēˈwäˈrä tāˈkä [key], 1162–1241, Japanese poet and literary theorist of the early medieval period. Son of the poet Shunzei, Teika ranks among…Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish Monteith
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish MonteithHamilton, Sir Ian Standish Monteithēˈən, mŏn-tēthˈ [key], 1853–1947, British general. He served in many campaigns in Asia and Africa, distinguishing…Burma Road
(Encyclopedia) Burma Road, in China and Myanmar, extending from the railhead of Lashio, Myanmar, to Kunming, Yunnan prov., China. About 700 mi (1,130 km) long and constructed through rough mountain…China Incident
(Encyclopedia) China Incident: see Sino-Japanese War, Second.Murakami, Haruki
(Encyclopedia) Murakami, HarukiMurakami, Harukihär&oomacr;ˈkē m&oobreve;rˌäkäˈmē [key], 1949–, Japanese novelist. He lived in Europe and the United States from 1986 to 1995. Widely considered…Nanjing
(Encyclopedia) NanjingNanjingnänˈjĭngˈ [key] or NankingNankingnănˈkĭngˈ [key] [southern capital], city (1994 est. pop. 2,224,200), capital of Jiangsu prov., E central China, in a bend of the Chang (…Sesshu
(Encyclopedia) SesshuSesshusĕsˈsh&oomacr;ˌ [key], 1420–1506, foremost Japanese master of ink painting (suiboku) and Zen Buddhist priest, also known as Sesshu Toyo. He may have studied under…Hukbalahap
(Encyclopedia) Hukbalahap (Huk)Hukbalahaph&oobreve;kˌbälähäpˈ [key], Communist-led guerrilla movement in the Philippines. It developed during World War II as a guerrilla army to fight the…Trending
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