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    The Wa States was the name formerly given to the Wa Land, the natural and historical region inhabited mainly by the Wa people, an ethnic group speaking...
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    The Wa people (Wa: Vāx; Burmese: ဝလူမျိုး, [wa̰ lùmjóʊ]; Chinese: 佤族; pinyin: Wǎzú; Thai: ว้า) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in...
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  • Look up wa or Wa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wa or WA may refer to: Weerbaarheidsafdeling, a paramilitary force associated with the Dutch National...
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    control of the Dai people. British rule in Burma did not administer the Wa States and the border with China was left undefined. From the late 1940s, during...
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    A-WA (Arabic for Yes) is an Israeli band made up of the three sisters Tair, Liron, and Tagel Haim. Their single "Habib Galbi" (Love of My Heart) became...
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  • Wa country may refer to: Wa States, the country of the Wa people Wa (Japan), the oldest recorded name of Japan This disambiguation page lists articles...
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  • Wa Wa Nee was a 1980s Australian funk band. Singer/songwriter Paul Gray and guitarist Steve Williams formed the band in 1982. They were joined by Geoff...
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    the Wa States. Sections of this border were demarcated and marked on the ground from 1897 to 1900. In 1941, a border running through the Wa States area...
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    Lu (30 Mar 2011 - 1 Feb 2021) Nyi Nat (2 Feb 2021 - Jan 2024) Wa States News Bureau of Wa State (佤邦新闻局) (13 January 2024). 佤邦人民政府就户板地区接管工作顺利完成 (in Chinese)...
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    described as ethnically predominantly Burman (Bamar), while the states, the zones and Wa Division are dominated by ethnic minorities. Yangon Region has...
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    Shan States were multi-ethnic states that included a substantial number of other ethnic minorities such as the Chin, Palaung, Lisu, Pa-O, Kachin, Wa, and...
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    The United Wa State Party (simplified Chinese: 佤邦联合党; traditional Chinese: 佤邦聯合黨; pinyin: Wǎbāng Liánhédǎng; UWSP) is the ruling party of Wa State, an...
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    Shan and the Karenni states were merged to create the Federated Shan States, under a commissioner who also administered the Wa States. This arrangement survived...
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    Wa is the oldest attested name of Japan and ethnonym of the Japanese people. From c. the 2nd century AD Chinese and Korean scribes used the Chinese character...
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    Seattle (redirect from Seattle, WA)
    WA 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2020. "Seattle, WA -...
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  • Waly or WALY may refer to: Ghada Waly (born 1965), Egyptian politician Pape Waly Faye (born 1992), Senegalese football player Waly Coulibaly (born 1988)...
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  • Himiko (卑弥呼, c. 170–247/248 AD), also known as the Shingi Waō (親魏倭王, "Ruler of Wa, Friend of Wei"), was a shamaness-queen of Yamatai-koku in Wakoku (倭国). Early...
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    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (Gikuyu pronunciation: [ᵑɡoɣe ðiɔŋɔ]; born James Ngugi; 5 January 1938) is a Kenyan author and academic, who has been described as...
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    The United Wa State Army (Parauk: Kru' Naing' Rob Rom' Hak Tiex Praog, simplified Chinese: 佤邦联合军; traditional Chinese: 佤邦聯合軍; pinyin: Wǎbāng Liánhéjūn;...
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  • Wa (和) is a Japanese cultural concept usually translated into English as "harmony". It implies a peaceful unity and conformity within a social group in...
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  • The Civil War of Wa or Great Rebellion of Wa (倭国大乱, wakoku tairan) was a period of disturbances and warfare in ancient Japan (Wa) during the late Yayoi...
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  • Watashi Wa is a Christian pop rock band from San Luis Obispo, California on Tooth & Nail Records. "Watashi wa" (私は) in Japanese roughly means "I am"....
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    Blue House (redirect from Chong Wa Dae)
    Cheong Wa Dae (Korean: 청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; lit. Cyan-tile Pavilion), also known as the Blue House in English, is a public park that formerly served as the...
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    merchants who traded between Yunnan, Burma, and Lan Na from their base in the Wa States. Some of them settled down along this trade route. After the Chinese Communist...
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    United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2012 United States House...
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    Embassy of the United States of America in Dar es Salaam (Swahili: Ubalozi wa Marekani) is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Tanzania. Diplomatic...
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  • United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012 United States House...
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    General Election Results. Accessed January 3, 2007. Kapochunas, Rachel. "WA 8: GOP Survivor Reichert Prevails Over Burner." The New York Times, November...
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    Western Australia (redirect from AU-WA)
    Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.[text–source integrity?][citation...
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  • This is a list of AM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters WA to WF. North American call sign...
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