WESTERNERS

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OPIUM WARS — Two trading wars of the mid-19th century in China. The first (1839–42 was between China and Britain, and the second …
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LI HONGZHANG — or Li Hung-chang born Feb. 15, 1823, Hefei, Anhui province, China died Nov. 7, 1901, Beijing Chinese statesman who represented …
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KAMAKURA PERIOD — (1192–1333) Period of Japanese history marked by the country's first era of military government. The Kamakura shogunate was established by …
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INDOCHINA — or Indochinese Peninsula Region of mainland Southeast Asia . The term, now largely superseded by the name Southeast Asia, was …
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BOXER REBELLION — Officially supported peasant uprising in 1900 in China that attempted to drive all foreigners from the country. "Boxer" was the …
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BOWLES, PAUL (FREDERICK) — born Dec. 30, 1910, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 18, 1999, Tangier, Mor. U.S.-Moroccan composer, writer, and translator. Bowles …
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ANDRONICUS I COMNENUS — born 1118, Constantinople died Sept. 1185, Constantinople Byzantine emperor (1183–85), the last of the Comnenus dynasty. A cousin of Manuel …
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WESTERNER — R ˈwestə(r)nər, - R -tənə(r also -t ə nə(r noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a …
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INTERPENETRATE — “+ verb Etymology: inter- + penetrate transitive verb : to penetrate between, within, or throughout : penetrate thoroughly : permeate …
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AGGRESS — əˈgres also aˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Late Latin aggressus attack, from Latin aggressus, past participle of aggredi to …
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HANTAVIRUS — /hahn"teuh vuy'reuhs, han"-/ , n. , pl. hantaviruses . any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by …
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RELIGION, STUDY OF — attempt to understand the various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines. The history of mankind …
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PAGODA — in East and Southeast Asia, a towerlike, multistoried structure of stone, brick, or wood, usually associated with a Buddhist temple …
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CRUSADE — any of a series of military expeditions organized by Western Christians against Muslim powers in order to take possession of …
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COHONG — WadeGiles romanization kung-hung, also called hong, or cong-hong the guild of Chinese merchants authorized by the central government to trade …
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YUNG-LO — born May 2, 1360, Nanking died Aug. 5, 1424, en route to Peking Pinyin Yonglo (reign name), temple name (ming) …
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YANGTZE RIVER — The Huang Ho basin and the Yangtze River basin and their drainage networks. Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ch'ang Chiang, or (Pinyin) Chang …
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WEI YAN — born April 23, 1794, Shao-yang, Hunan, China died 1856, Hangchow Pinyin Wei Yuan historian and geographer of the Ch'ing dynasty …
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WAR HAWK — in U.S. history, any of the expansionists primarily composed of young Southerners and Westerners elected to the U.S. Congress in …
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WADE-GILES ROMANIZATION — system of romanizing the modern Chinese written language, originally devised to simplify Chinese language characters for the Western world. Initiated …
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TOSHUSAI SHARAKU — flourished 179495, , Japan original name Saito Jurobei, pseudonym Sharaku one of the most original Japanese artists of the Ukiyo-e …
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TOKUGAWA NARIAKI — born April 4, 1800, Edo, Japan died Sept. 29, 1860, Mito, Hitachi Province Japanese advocate of reform measures designed to …
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THEROUX, PAUL — born April 10, 1941, Medford, Mass., U.S. in full Paul Edward Theroux American novelist and travel writer known for his …
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TAKASUGI SHINSAKU — born Sept. 27, 1839, Hagi, Nagato province, Japan died May 17, 1867, Shimonoseki noted Japanese imperial loyalist whose restructuring of …
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TAIWAN STRAIT — also called Formosa Strait, Chinese (Wade-Giles) T'ai-wan Hai-hsia, or (Pinyin) Taiwan Haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles (160 …
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SYRIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-white-black national flag with two green stars on the white stripe. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 2 to …
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SINKIANG, UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION OF — Uygur also spelled Uighur, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Hsin-chiang Wei-wu-erh Tzu-chih-ch', (Pinyin) Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, autonomous region occupying the northwestern corner of …
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WESTERNER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At this point several Westerners attempt to photograph the vultures. ▪ Besides, he also thinks …
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TAXPAYER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES government/taxpayers'/public money ▪ More taxpayer’s money should be spent on the railways. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
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CERTIFICATE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a birth certificate (= an official document showing when and where you were born ) …
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