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121truce — n. 1. Armistice, suspension of hostilities, cessation of arms. 2. Intermission, cessation, short rest, short quiet, pause, respite, interval of rest, reprieve, temporary peace, breathing time …
122transitory — UK [ˈtrænsət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈtrænzɪˌtɔrɪ] adjective temporary Peace between the two countries was only transitory …
123Battle of Kadesh — (ca. 1274 b.c.) Perhaps the largest battle fought in the Near East in the second millennium b.c. and the earliest battle in world history for which a specific play by play account can be reconstructed. The confrontation took place in Syria and …
124china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
125China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
126Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
127United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
128japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
