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Nagas
Nagas ETHNONYMS: none Orientation Identification. The designation "Naga" is applied to the numerous Indo-Mongoloid tribes living in the hill country at the convergence of the borders of India and Myanmar (Burma). Of these tribes, the following have received coverage in anthropological... Read more |
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Nagaland
Nagaland , state (2001 provisional pop. 1,988,686), 6,365 sq mi (16,485 sq km), NE India. It is a wild, forested, and undeveloped region bounded by Myanmar on the east and the Indian states of Manipur on the south, Assam on the northwest, and Arunachal Pradesh on the north. The region is inhabited... Read more |
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Manipur
Manipur , state (2001 provisional pop. 2,388,634), 8,628 sq mi (22,347 sq km), NE India, bordered by Myanmar on the south and east. Imphal is the capital. The terrain, mostly jungle, is on a high plateau, about 2,600 ft (790 m) above sea level. The Manipur Hills have peaks rising to 8,500 ft... Read more |
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Burma Campaigns
Burma campaign (see Map 19). Waged between the Japanese and the Allies, this was the longest campaign in which the British Army participated during the Second World War, lasting from December 1941 to August 1945. However, ‘British’ is a totally inappropriate description as Indian... Read more |
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Angkor
Angkor , site of several capitals of the Khmer Empire , north of Tônlé Sap, NW Cambodia, for about five and a half centuries (9th to 15th), the heart of the empire. Extending over an area of 120 sq mi (323 sq km), the ruins contain some of the most imposing monuments in the world,... Read more |
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scalping
...reminders of that dreadful tradition.Outside Europe, tribes in western Siberia practised scalping into recent times, as did the Naga peoples in the Indian state of Assam and various groups in the interior of Celebes. In 1845, the British traveller John Duncan... |
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Kohima, battle of
...Lt-General Mutaguchi'sImphal offensive launched from Burma in March 1944. Situated 1,220 m. (4,000 ft.) up in the Naga hills, Kohima commanded Imphal's supply road from Dimapur which Mutaguchi ordered Lt-General Satō Kotoku's 31st Division... |
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naga
naga •blagger, bragger, dagger, flagger, Jagger, lagger, nagger, quagga, saggar, shagger...carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar... |
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Naga sore
Naga sore (nah-gă) n. see tropical ulcer. |
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Ciénaga
Ciénaga, Colombia Aldea Grande The full name is San Juan de Ciénaga. Founded in 1518, the original name meant ‘Large Village’, but the town was renamed after the nearby Great Marsh (in Spanish, Ciénaga Grande) of Santa Marta after a Spanish fleet had been destroyed there in 1820. There is also a |
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anger
...sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger... |
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Auriga
...sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger... |
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blagger
...sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger... |
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bootlegger
...sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger... |
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churinga
...sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger... |
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dargah
...sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger... |
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eggar
...sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger... |
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Naga new mayor launches new promo campaign.
NAGA CITY, July 7 (PNA) - Newly-installed Naga Mayor John G. Bongat immediately buckled down to work on his...the city government's latest promotion campaign dubbed "Naga SMILES to the World." Bongat, who won a landslide victory... |
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Naga 486 offers speed and price, and that's all. (the Naga 486/33 ISA...
...happened already--thanks to companies like Naga Systems, which have driven the price of...and a stripped-down one at that. But Naga's 486/33 ISA costs $2,795 with an...the total to $3,795), you can order Naga's CAD package, which is the same deal... |
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Naga 486/50 Executive: fire-breathing dragon on wheels. (Hardware Review)...
...wheels--reviewer hyperbole? Not quite. Naga Systems' 486DX/50 does have wheels...with attitude near the top of the case: Naga took the same formidable beast--claws...tower case door. Case door? You bet. Naga hides the drive bays and controls behind... |
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Naga-American Council to Hold Press Conference at National Press Club Oct. 29
...POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Jacob Raver of the Naga-American Council, +1-202-290...Conference on the dire conditions of the Naga residing in an occupied region North...growing ties with India, and its impact on Naga-Indian relations WASHINGTON,Oct. 24... |
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Naga's mission of peace, NATION
...0000 Instead of weapons, a group of young Naga people are using musical instruments to...performances, the young Nagas, led by the Naga Students' Federation (NSF), will recall...still head-hunting now? As legend goes, Naga warriors often took the heads of their... |
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POLITICS-INDIA: NAGA PEACE IMPERILED BY ETHNIC RIVALRIES
...northeast," says Reishang Keishing, a Naga from the Thangkul tribe and former chief...Nagalim", which would incorporate the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur, Assam and...them, have threatened violent action if Naga-dominant districts are parcelled away... |
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NSCN (I-M) hosts Naga summit in Thailand
...brought to you by the Hindustan Times Dimapur, Sept 7 -- Over 70 heavyweight Naga delegates from several influential Naga civil society groups from Nagaland and Naga areas of Manipur like the Naga Hoho, the NSF, the NMA and the Naga Church ... |
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Naga insurgent groups take football route to peace.
Naga insurgent groups take football route to peace Kohima, Nov 10 (PTI) -- In a bid to strengthen the Naga peace process, another friendly football match between Naga insurgents, currently on a ceasefire with the Centre... |
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Candlelight vigil prays for Naga re-conciliation.
Candlelight vigil prays for Naga re-conciliation Kohima, March 14, 2011 (PTI...candlelight vigil at Dimapur has well-reflected the Naga people's hope and prayer for Naga re-conciliation and their utmost desire for a highest... |
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Without integrating Naga areas, no solution is possible: Muivah
...with ANI after the recent extension of the Naga ceasefire for an indefinite period recently...General Secretary of the NSCN(IM). Naga leaders said the "ball is in the centre...make the talks progress." "Reality of Naga history has to be recognized. They have... |
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