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  2. South by Southwest - Wikipedia

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    South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued growing in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven ...

  3. Xhosa language - Wikipedia

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    Xhosa (/ ˈkɔːsə / KAW-sə or / ˈkoʊsə / ⓘ KOH-sə, [5][6][7] Xhosa: [ᵏǁʰôːsa] ⓘ), formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Bantu language, indigenous to Southern Africa and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

  4. Innovative Solutions In Space - Wikipedia

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    ISISPACE (Innovative Solutions In Space) is a Dutch NewSpace company based in Delft dedicated to the design, manufacture and operation of CubeSats. [1] The company is one of the market leaders in Europe on the nano-satellite domain. [2][3] ISISPACE has supported the launch of 367 satellites on multiple launch vehicles as of October 2019. Some of the launch vehicles that have launched payloads ...

  5. Enugu State - Wikipedia

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    Enugu State is one of the states in the eastern part of Nigeria located at the foot of the Udi Plateau. The state shares borders with Abia State for about 25 km to the south, Ebonyi State to the east, Benue State to the northeast for 84 km, Kogi State to the northwest for 112 km (70 miles) and Anambra State to the west for 139 km (86 miles). [11] Enugu, the capital city of Enugu State, is on ...

  6. Caracal - Wikipedia

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    The caracal (Caracal caracal; / ˈkærəkæl /) is a wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, relatively short tail, and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish ...

  7. Lion - Wikipedia

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    The English word lion is derived via Anglo-Norman liun from Latin leōnem (nominative: leō), which in turn was a borrowing from Ancient Greek λέων léōn. The Hebrew word לָבִיא lavi may also be related. [4] The generic name Panthera is traceable to the classical Latin word 'panthēra' and the ancient Greek word πάνθηρ 'panther'. [5]

  8. List of private military contractors - Wikipedia

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    South African companies Executive Outcomes, (ceased operations on January 1, 1999; apparently restarted operations in November 2020) [2][3][4]

  9. African hair threading - Wikipedia

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    African hair threading has multiple names across Africa in the West African country of Nigeria for example different ethnic groups know African hair threading by their native names. The native name in the Igbo language is isi òwu or òwu isī.[3][4] In Yoruba language, it is known as Irun Kiko or Irun Owu.[5] In Ghana in the Ga language it is known as Akweley Waabii, [6] in East Africa it is ...