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  2. Indonesian language - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian speaker. Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries.

  3. Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

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    Encyclopedia. Entry for the French word "Amour" (Love) in a paper encyclopedia ( Larousse Universel) and in an online encyclopedia (Wikimini.org). An encyclopedia ( American English) or encyclopaedia ( British English) [1] is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or ...

  4. Allah - Wikipedia

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    The word 'Allah' in thuluth calligraphy.. Allah (/ ˈ æ l ə, ˈ ɑː l ə, ə ˈ l ɑː /; Arabic: ٱللَّٰه ‎, romanized: Allāh, IPA: [ʔaɫ.ɫaːh] ⓘ) is the common Arabic word for God.

  5. Engineering - Wikipedia

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    Definition. The American Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD, the predecessor of ABET) has defined "engineering" as: . The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or ...

  6. Tabi' al-Tabi'in - Wikipedia

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    The Tābiʿū al-Tābʿīn ( Arabic: تَابِعُو ٱلتَّابِعِينَ, singular تَابِعُ ٱلتَّابِعِينَ) is the generation after the Tābi‘ūn in Islam . The first generation of Muslims are called the companions of Muhammad. The second generation of Muslims are called tābi‘ūn "Successors". The third generation ...

  7. Thaumatrope - Wikipedia

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    Thaumatrope. A thaumatrope is an optical toy that was popular in the 19th century. A disk with a picture on each side is attached to two pieces of string. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers the two pictures appear to blend into one. The toy has traditionally been thought to demonstrate the principle of persistence of ...

  8. Gatwick Airport - Wikipedia

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    In the 1960s, British United Airways (BUA) and Dan-Air were two of the largest British independent airlines at Gatwick, with the former establishing itself as the dominant scheduled operator at the airport as well as providing a significant number of the airport's non-scheduled services and the latter becoming its leading provider of inclusive ...

  9. Whistle! - Wikipedia

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    Whistle! (Japanese: ホイッスル!, Hepburn: Hoissuru!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi.The series was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 1998 to October 2002.