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tibet
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name, Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama
aborigines
one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region
mongolia
a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic
shanghai
to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs
bejing
a city in and the capital of the People's Republic of China, in the NE part, in central Hebei province: traditional capital of China.
tianjin
a port in E Hebei province, in NE China
guangzhou
City in southern China; a transportation, industrial, financial, and trade center of southern China; a major deep-water port
dynasty
a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group
homogeneous
composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous
tokyo
seaport in and the capital of Japan, on Tokyo Bay: one of the world's largest cities; destructive earthquake and fire 1923; signing of the Japanese surrender document aboard the U.S.S.
shogun
the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
samurai
a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan
nagasaki
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan: second military use of the atomic bomb
hiroshima
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: first military use of atomic bomb
hiaku
a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons
acculturation
(of a cultural or social group) to assimilate the cultural traits of another group
seoul
a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea
pyongyang
city in and the capital of North Korea, in the SW part
culutural divergence
divergences between the two or more countries