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Parent topics
- Europe [r]: Sixth largest continent; area 10,000,000 km2; pop. 720,000,000 [e]
- Alps [r]: European mountain range streching from Austria and Slovenia to Switzerland and France; contains Mont Blanc, the highest point of which is 4,808 meters. [e]
Subtopics
Politics
- President of Switzerland [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Kaspar Villiger [r]: Member, Global Leadership Foundation; President of Switzerland 1995 & 2002 [e]
Cities
- Geneva [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Zurich [r]: A city of northeast Switzerland at the northern tip of the Lake of Zurich. [e]
Other related topics
- Antoine-Henri Jomini [r]: (1779-1869), A Swiss soldier and leading military theorist, whose classical ideas influenced all military strategists and military historians of the 19th and 20th century. [e]
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- Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich [r]: (1796-1865) Swiss theologian and poet. [e]
- Acabion [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Action T4 [r]: Secret program in Nazi Germany in which Adolf Hitler's regime killed up to 250,000 people with disabilities. [e]
- Ahmed Chalabi [r]: An Iraqi politician, who spent much of his time in exile or in Kurdistan, who has declining influence in the current situation but is still regarded as well-connected [e]
- Albert Einstein [r]: 20th-century physicist who formulated the theories of relativity. [e]
- Albert Gallatin [r]: 1761-1849, Swiss born American statesman and anthropologist [e]
- Amish [r]: A Christian people centered mainly in the United States and noted for their rejection of much of modern culture and technology. [e]
- Arne (name) [r]:
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Meaning and origin of the Germanic and Greek name Arne [e]
- Asphalt (paving) [r]: A mix of bitumen (petroleum tar), aggregate and additives. A typical paving asphalt consists to 90 to 95 percent by weight of aggregate and 5 to 10 % of bitumen. [e]
- Asphalt (petroleum) [r]: A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most petroleum crude oils and in some natural deposits. [e]
- Austria [r]: Federal republic in central Europe (population c. 8.2 million; capital Vienna), bordered to the north by Germany and the Czech Republic; to the south by Italy and Slovenia; to the west by Switzerland and Liechtenstein; and to the east by Hungary and Slovakia. [e]
- Bartitsu [r]: An eclectic martial art and self defence method originally developed in England during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [e]
- Bavaria [r]: The southernmost state in Germany whose capital is Münich (München). [e]
- Bern [r]: The capital of Switzerland and its canton of Berne, founded in 1191; in Central Switzerland; 122 km/76 miles) from Zurich and 152 km/95 miles from Geneva [e]
- Bonzo's Montreux [r]: A 1982 rock instrumental originally recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1976, and released on their album Coda. [e]
- Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs [r]: In the U.S. Department of State, the office, under the Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, which deals with regular diplomatic operations w 44 governments, as well as multinational affairs such as the European Union and NATO [e]
- Carl Jung [r]: (born July 26, 1875, Kesswil, Switzerland – died June 6, 1961, Küsnacht) A Swiss psychiatrist, influential thinker, and one of the founding fathers of modern psychology. [e]
- Catherine Kousmine [r]: (1904-1992) Russian-born scientist and physician committed to curing "diseases of civilization" [e]
- Church of Scotland [r]: The national church of Scotland (Presbyterian), founded in the mid-16th century by John Knox as part of the Scottish Reformation. [e]
- Civil law [r]: A system of law which starts with abstract rules, which judges must then apply to the various cases before them. [e]
- Combino [r]: A low-floor articulated tramway (light rail) vehicle produced by Siemens AG. [e]
- Country [r]: Nation, state, region, or territory, or large tract of land distinguishable by features of topography, biology, or culture. [e]
- Danube River [r]: Europe's second longest river, about 2860 km long, second only to the Volga River. [e]
- Deep lake water cooling [r]: A technique for harnessing the cool water reservoir at the bottom of deep lakes. [e]
- Dialect continuum [r]: Range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area, differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close, and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater. [e]
- Elton John [r]: (b. 25 March 1947) English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. [e]
- Euro 2008 [r]: 13th UEFA European Football Championship, contested by European nations, and hosted by Austria and Switzerland (7 June 2008 - 29 June 2008). [e]
- European Environment Agency [r]: An agency of the European Union (EU) established to function as a major source of information and data to be used in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy by its member European countries. [e]
- Euthanasia [r]: The act of assisting in the death of an animal or patient, often to end suffering. [e]
- FIFA World Cup [r]: International football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association, held every four years. [e]
- France [r]: Western European republic (population c. 64.1 million; capital Paris) extending across Europe from the English Channel in the north-west to the Mediterranean in the south-east; bounded by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain; founding member of the European Union. Colonial power in Southeast Asia until 1954. [e]
- Francoprovençal language [r]: Romance language spoken in central eastern France, western Switzerland and northwestern Italy. [e]
- Franc [r]: The currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it was was also the name given to the currencies of France, Belgium and Luxembourg before they adopted the euro. [e]
- French language [r]: A Romance language spoken in northwestern Europe (mainly in France, Belgium, Switzerland), in Canada and in many other countries. [e]
- German language [r]: German is a West-Germanic language, the official language of Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein, one of several official languages in Switzerland and Belgium, and also spoken in Italy and Denmark. [e]
- German literature [r]: the novels, poetry, and plays written in the German language from the earliest stages (ca. 9th century) until the present day [e]
- Germany [r]: Federal republic in central Europe (population c. 82.4 million; capital Berlin), with the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the north; Poland and the Czech Republic to the east; France, Switzerland and Austria to the south; and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west; founding member of the European Union. [e]
- God Save the Queen [r]: The national anthem of the United Kingdom and her territories and dependencies, Norfolk Island, one of the two national anthems of the Cayman Islands and New Zealand (since 1977) and the royal anthem of Canada (since 1980), and Australia (since 1984). [e]
- Herbert Hoover [r]: US President from 1929 to 1933. [e]
- Herschel Grynszpan [r]: (1921—1940s) German political assassin and Jewish victim of The Holocaust. [e]
- Homeopathy [r]: System of medicine or alternative medicine that asserts that substances known to cause specific syndromes of symptoms can also, in very low and specially prepared doses, help to cure people who are ill with a similar syndrome of symptoms. [e]
- International Astronomical Union [r]: Internationally recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies (stars, planets, asteroids, etc), headquartered in Paris, France. [e]
- International Olympic Committee [r]: The organizing committee of the Olympic Games. [e]
- International Space Station [r]: A space station currently in earth orbit assembled collaboratively by the space agencies of many nations. [e]
- Italian language [r]: A Romance language spoken in Italy and Switzerland. [e]
- Italy [r]: Southern European republic (population c. 58.1 million; capital Rome) that has northern borders with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia, and coastlines on the Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean, Inonian and Adriatic seas; founding member of the European Union. [e]
- Jorge Luis Borges [r]: An Argentinean author best known for his Magical Realism short stories. [e]
- Language planning [r]: In sociolinguistics, the name for any political attempt to change the status of a language in some way or develop new ways of using it, e.g. a government devising laws to promote a language, or scholars producing an official dictionary; the former is status planning (changing the political recognition of a language), the latter corpus planning (changing the way a language is used). [e]
- Led Zeppelin [r]: Famous and influential English hard rock and blues group formed in 1968, known for their albums Led Zeppelin IV and Physical Graffiti, and songs 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love'. [e]
- Leonhard Euler [r]: (1707 - 1783) Swiss mathematician and physicist; one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. [e]
- Liechtenstein [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Louis of Nassau [r]: Brother of William the Silent; lost his life in the Battle of the Mookerheyde. [e]
- Mountain range [r]: Chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys. [e]
- Mountain [r]: A mountain is an elevated area of a planet or moon, rapidly rising to high altitude. [e]
- Nihilism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [r]: Award conferred once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute, for physiology or medicine, since 1901. [e]
- Northern Italian language [r]: A variety of the Romance languages spoken in northern Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Monaco and Istria. [e]
- Pierre Vigny [r]: (1869 - ?) Swiss master-at-arms who specialised in the French savate style of martial arts and in the art of stick fighting known as La canne. [e]
- Portuguese language [r]: An Iberian Romance language, of the Indo-European family. [e]
- Quarter Century Wireless Association [r]: An organization of licensed amateur radio operators who were first licensed at least 25 years ago, established in 1947. [e]
- Reformed churches [r]: A branch of Protestant Christianity subscribing to Reformed theology [e]
- Rhine [r]: A large river (ca 1,320 km) that drains portions of northern Europe, flowing from south-eastern Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands, into the North Sea. [e]
- Rigi mountain [r]: A mountain in Switzerland located between Lake Zug and Lake Lucerne. [e]
- Robert Boyle [r]: Robert Boyle (1627 – 1691). British chemist and physicist. [e]
- Roger Federer [r]: Swiss tennis player who has won many major tournaments. [e]
- Romansh language [r]: Romance language spoken in the Graubünden canton of eastern Switzerland; one of the official languages of the country, with about 40,000 speakers. [e]
- South Korea [r]: A democratic republic in East Asia, occupying the southern half of the Korean peninsula; established in 1948 after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. [e]
- Strasbourg [r]: Capital of Alsace in France. [e]
- The Nobs [r]: A name used by Led Zeppelin during their 1970 tour of Denmark. [e]
- Thomas Eisner [r]: (1929), A world authority on animal behavior, ecology, and evolution, and is one of the pioneers of chemical ecology, the discipline dealing with the chemical interactions of organisms. [e]
- Tim Berners-Lee [r]: British software developer famous for creating the World Wide Web. [e]
- Turkey [r]: A secular Islamic republic (population 71.9 million; capital Ankara) extending from Eastern Thrace in Europe across the peninsula of Asia Minor; meets the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean to the west and the Mediterranean to the south; has land borders with Greece and Bulgaria in Europe, and Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq and Syria. [e]
- U.S. intelligence and transnational counterproliferation activities [r]: An overview over activities of the United States intelligence community, specifically dealing with arms control, weapons of mass destruction and weapons counterproliferation. [e]
- Whole Lotta Love [r]: A 1969 song written and recorded by Led Zeppelin, which became a charting US single and a centrepiece for the group's live performances. [e]
- Émile Jacques-Dalcroze [r]: (6 July 1865 – 1 July 1950) Swiss musician and music educator who developed eurhythmics, a method of learning and experiencing music through movement. [e]
