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Inuit
Inuit (Canada) A word used to designate the aboriginal people living in the Arctic regions of Canada. The Inuit speak six dialects of a common language, Inuktitut, and are divided into eight main tribal groups. Never exposed to the same degree of contact with Europeans experienced by more southern n...
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), organization established by the Bangkok Declaration (1967), linking the nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Subsequently, Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos (1997), Myanmar (1999), and Cambodia (1999) were admitted; ...
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ultimatum
ultimatum , in international law, final, definitive terms submitted by one disputant nation to the other for immediate acceptance or rejection. Since refusal to accept the terms may lead to war or hostile measures, an ultimatum usually constitutes a conditional declaration of war. An ultimatum is wr...
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Macedonia
Macedonia măs&180;edō´nēe , Macedonian Makedonija, officially Republic of Macedonia, republic (2005 est. pop. 2,045,000), 9,930 sq mi (25,720 sq km), SE Europe. It is bordered by Serbia and Kosovo on the north, Albania on the west, Greece on the south, and Bulgaria on the...
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Slovenia
Slovenia , Slovene Slovenija, officially Republic of Slovenia, republic (2005 est. pop. 2,011,000), 7,817 sq mi (20,246 sq km). It is bounded in the north by Austria, in the northeast by Hungary, in the southeast by Croatia, and in the west by Italy. It has a small strip of seacoast on the Adriati...
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UNICEF
UNICEF , the United Nations Children's Fund , an affiliated agency of the United Nations. The term UNICEF is an acronym for the original name of the agency, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
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Kofi Atta Annan
Kofi Atta Annan 1938-, Ghanaian diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1997-2006), b. Kumasi. The scion of a family of Fante chieftains, he studied at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn. (grad. 1961), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.A., 1972). Annan began working for th...
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Latin Monetary Union
Latin Monetary Union In 1865, France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland (joined in 1868 by Greece) agreed to regulate their national currencies on a uniform basis, thus making it freely interchangeable. Several other countries joined informally. The fluctuations of gold and silver created difficultie...
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Girgashite
Girgashite or Girgasite , in the Bible, Canaanite nation, whose land was occupied by Israel.
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UNESCO
UNESCO Acronym for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
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