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List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity There are several claims of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity, often by a small country named in a declaration of war being accidentally omitted from the concluding peace treaty of a wider conflict. These alleged extended wars have only been "discovered" after the fact, and had no impact during the long period (often hundreds of years) they were supposedly de jure in force.
List of water polo organizations The is a list of water polo organizations, including international and national federations, teams and clubs, organized by geographic location, in alphabetical order by name. A brief one or two sentence description of the club may be added after each link.
List of weapons of military aircraft of Germany during World War Two In World War II, The German airforce, the Luftwaffe, used a variety of weapons to keep their aircraft equipped with the most modern weaponry available at that time, until later in the war when resources got thin. Here is a list of some of these weapons:
List of web applications Following is a list of web applications with articles on Wikipedia, being applications offered for use directly over the Internet (not including applications which can be web-enabled and offered over the web by customer organisations to their staff and/or partners).
List of western outlaws This is a list of known outlaws and others of the American frontier popularly known as the "Wild West". Because many of those listed have been wanted by authorities at one time or another such as former horse thief Wyatt Earp or Marshal turned outlaw Burt Alvord they have been separated into those groups of which they last acted.
List of whale songs Whale song is the sound made by whales to communicate. The word "song" is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular and predictable sounds made by some species of whales (notably the humpback) in a way that is reminiscent of human singing.
List of wheelchair organizations Several organizations exist that help to give and receive wheelchair equipment. Organizations that accept wheelchair equipment donations typically attempt to identify recipients and match them with the donated equipment they have received.
List of wild foods Since prehistoric times, humans have hunted wild animals and gathered wild plants. After the invention of agriculture and herding, more and more of the human race has switched to obtaining food from domesticated crops and animals.
List of wine-producing regions This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors A national second tier of English league football was established in 1892-93, as the Second Division. In 1992, with the departure of the then First Division clubs to become the Premier League, the second tier became known as the First Division.
List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors A national third tier of English league football was established in 1958-59, as the Third Division. This followed on from the regional third tier that had been established in the south in 1920 and the north in 1921.
List of winter festivals This is an incomplete list of festivals and holidays that take place during the winter in the northern hemisphere, especially those commemorating the season. Many festivals of light take place in this period since the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is the Winter Solstice.
List of withdrawn drugs Some drugs have been withdrawn from the market because of risks to the patients. Usually this has been prompted by unexpected adverse effects that were not detected during Phase III clinical trials and were only apparent from post-marketing surveillance data from the wider patient community.
List of women in comics The fields of newspaper cartooning and comic book production have traditionally been male-dominated, although several women have been involved in the industry. This is a list of females who have been involved with producing comic books and comic strips.
List of women rhetoricians Within the field of rhetoric, the contributions of women rhetoricians have often been overlooked. If one were to peruse through any number of anthologies comprising the history of rhetoric or rhetoricians would often leave the impression there were none.
List of women's football clubs This is a partial list of women's association football club teams from all over the world sorted by home country. Only teams playing at the highest level in each country are shown; for clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles.
List of women's football clubs in Japan This list of women's football (soccer) teams in Japan are ordered by their position in the Nadeshiko League (Japan Women's Football League), the top women's league in the country. The list is current for the 2006 season.
List of words censored by search engines in mainland China The government of the People's Republic of China has set up a system of internet censorship, intending to block internet users within Mainland China from accessing material deemed undesirable, such as foreign news sites, sites with dissident political content, many Taiwanese websites, and pornography.
List of words of disputed pronunciation The following is a list of words and names which are often pronounced by native speakers of the English language in ways which many others consider to be incorrect. In some cases, speakers disagree on how to pronounce borrowed foreign words; in other cases, the dispute arises from the effect of spelling on a word not pronounced as it is spelled. Many heated arguments are disagreements between the residents of a place and outsiders on how to pronounce the name of a place.
List of words that may be spelled with a ligature This list of words that may be spelled with a ligature in English encompasses words which have letters that may, in modern usage, either be rendered as two distinct letters or as a single, combined letter. This includes Ae (ae) being rendered as an ash, Æ (æ), and Oe (oe) being rendered as an œthel, Œ (œ).
List of words that were alternatively spelled in order to change their meaning Sometimes words are alternatively spelled (or intentionally misspelled) in order to create a new word with more narrow definition, or with completely different definition. Sometimes this is done to create a trademark, a musical band name, or similar.
List of works by cricket historians and writers This page summarises the entries in :category:Cricket historians and writers. It attempts to list all significant literary works about cricket by the authors in the category (plus many who should be in the category but are still awaiting creation of a stub or article).
List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera This is a list of animated television series, telefilms, direct-to-video films, theatrical short subjects, and feature films produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (also known as H-B Enterprises, H-B Production Company, and Hanna-Barbera Cartoons). For a list of productions by its successor, see Cartoon Network Studios.
List of world folk-epics World folk-epics are those epics which are not just literary masterpieces but also an integral part of the weltanschauung of a people. They were originally oral literatures, which were later written down by either single author or several writers.
List of world's busiest port regions This is a list of the World's busiest port regions, identified by regions of intense port activity typically concentrated around key economic centres. Several of the world's ports are managed or operated as distinct ports despite their geographical proximity, and many serve a single city or urban area.
List of world's busiest ports by shipping tonnage This is a list of the world's busiest seaports by shipping tonnage, a measure of total volume of ships utilising the port, irrespective of actual cargo carried. The Port of Singapore has topped the table since 1986.
List of worlds in Kya: Dark Lineage Atari's Kya: Dark Lineage features a world map with 9 self-contained worlds to explore over the course of play. Kya’s journey takes her through each world to retrieve all 7 runes so she and her brother frank can go back to their universe.
List of worlds in the Kingdom Hearts series Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series features an outer space-like world map with numerous self-contained worlds to explore over the course of play. Many of these worlds are based on animated Disney movies though Kingdom Hearts II introduced some worlds based on live action Disney films.
List of wrestling based comic books Comic book superheroes and professional wrestling characters have long been viewed in the same vein of entertainment as colorful characters that are larger than life, and numerous wrestlers have appeared or been referenced in comic books.
List of writing techniques The literature on journalling and creative writing has generated various writing techniques to encourage self-discovery and self-expression for those who may wish to expand their techniques or address issues of writer's block.
List of writings of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, wrote many books, tablets and prayers, of which only a fraction has been translated into English until now. He revealed thousands of tablets with a total volume more than 70 times the size of the Qur'an and more than 15 times the size of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
List of Walt Disney video releases Walt Disney Home Entertainment has released several hundred titles to home video since 1978, as well as direct-to-video features. They have been released on VHS, Beta, Laserdisc, CED Videodisc, CD Video, DVD, Universal Media Disc (UMD), and Blu-ray Disc.
List of Wanyika bands The Wanyika bands refer to the various offshoots of the prominent Tanzanian/Kenyan band Simba Wanyika. These bands were all Kenya-based, although their central leaders - Wilson Kinyonga, George Kinyonga, Omar Shabani, John Ngereza and Issa Juma - all hailed from Tanzania.
List of Washington initiatives to the legislature This is a list of all initiatives to the Washington State Legislature from 1914 to 2004 that gathered enough signatures to come under consideration, listed by number, subject, and result.See also List of Washington initiatives to the people.
List of Washington initiatives to the people This is a list of all initiatives to the people that have appeared before Washington voters from 1914 to 2006, listed by number, subject, and result. (A) indicates the initiative was approved; (R) indicates it was rejected.
List of Washington state-owned airports The following airports are public use airports owned by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Note that the full list of airports in Washington is a separate list; these are only the state-owned airports.
List of Washington, D.C. numbered highways The District of Columbia is served by the unnumbered federally-maintained Clara Barton Parkway, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway and George Washington Memorial Parkway (the latter on the west side of the Potomac River, but a portion of it is east of the Boundary Channel), along with several interstates and U.S.
List of Waterloo Road episodes The following is a list of episodes for the British BBC television drama, Waterloo Road. The series began with its first series on March 9, 2006, and has, so far, run for one series, with a second confirmed to air in 2007.
List of Watchtower publications Jehovah's Witnesses publish books, brochures, magazines and tracts both for their public ministry and for members. The majority of this literature is published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York whereas the copyrights are usually held by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
List of Wazamono List of Wazamono or Token no Wazamono Ichiran(刀剣の業物一覧 Swords Summary) is a list of 228 swordsmiths of katana and other weapons released in 1805 by Yamada Asaemon in the book Kaihokenshaku(懐宝剣尺). It lists 12 Saijo Owazamono(最上大業物), lit.
List of WB affiliates This is a list of stations which were affiliated with The WB Television Network in the United States at the time of the network's closure. Note that all WB O&O's were through Tribune's stake in the network.
List of WCW pay-per-view events This is a list of annual pay-per-view events held by World Championship Wrestling. Some of these events were started by the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions before Ted Turner purchased them in 1988 and changed their name to WCW in 1991.
List of Wellington railway stations This page lists all railway stations in Wellington used for passenger services. All station buildings except Petone, Waterloo and Wellington are owned by by Tranz Metro, a division of Toll Rail - Greater Wellington Regional Council owns Petone and Waterloo, and the Crown owns Wellington.
List of Welsh language poets (6th century to c.1600) Welsh language poetry has, until quite recently, been regulated by specific verse forms (Canu Caeth), with the encouragement of the eisteddfod movement. The following list is as inclusive as possible for the years prior to 1600.
List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language This is a List of Welsh principal areas by the percentage of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in Wales in the 2001 UK census. The census did not record Welsh speakers living outside of Wales.
List of West Africa hurricanes This list of West Africa hurricanes includes tropical cyclones which originated in the Atlantic and directly or indirectly affected the west coast of Africa and/or its surrounding islands. Atlantic hurricanes seldom directly affect Western Africa, the Cape Verde Islands, or the Canary Islands, since westerly winds carry the storms away form land and most Atlantic storms that move off the African coast tend to be weak.
List of West Coast hip hop artists This list includes West Coast hip hop artists and groups who have been instrumental to the subgenre, have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such), or have gained significant critical acclaim. The rappers are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the").
List of West European Jews Apart from France, established Jewish populations exist in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland. With the original medieval populations wiped out by the Black Death and the pogroms that followed it, the current Dutch and Belgian communities originate in the Jewish expulsion from Spain and Portugal, while a Swiss community was only established after emancipation in 1874.
List of West Germanic languages The West Germanic languages include some 43 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects spoken by many people in Europe, western Asia, North America, Australia, and Oceania; this language family is a part of the Germanic language family. This list contains subgroups and individual languages.
List of West Indian ODI cricketers This is a list of West Indian One-day International cricketers. A One-day International, or an ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
List of Westfield Group shopping malls The Westfield Group is a multinational company specialising in retail centre development, ownership, operation and management. As it was founded in Australia, they have an extensive presence in the Australian retail management industry.
List of Whaling Walls This is the list of Whaling Walls, large outdoor murals of whales and other sea life, that have been completed by the artist Wyland. The name is a pun on, but is otherwise unrelated to, the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem.
List of What's My Line? mystery guests The following is an alphabetized list of persons who were Mystery Guests (originally called Mystery Challengers) on one (or both) version(s) of the United States version of the television game show What's My Line?.
List of Whitney Houston awards As one of The Best Selling Female Recording Artist Ever, Whitney Houston has been honored with several awards and accolades recognizing her worldwide success through the music and movie industries. Below is a list of the many awards Houston has to her name.
List of Wii games This is a list of titles that are confirmed to be in development for Nintendo's Wii video game console, organized alphabetically by name. The Wii was released on November 19, 2006, and the list is subject to change.
List of Wildlife Refuges of the Lower Colorado River Valley This is a list of the Wildlife Refuges of the LCRV, namely the Lower Colorado River Valley, from the vicinity of Yuma, Arizona/San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora to Lake Mead/Hoover Dam, and the environs of Laughlin, Nevada/Las Vegas, Nevada.
List of Williams College people Because of a history dating back to 1793 and a consistent reputation as an elite institution of higher learning, there is a long List of Williams College people - students who attended the school and achieved notability in a wide variety of fields.
List of Wimbledon champions Here is a list of winners of the Wimbledon Championships in tennis, including the Gentlemen's Singles and Doubles, Ladies' Singles and Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. There is also a list for Boys' and Girls' competitions.
List of Winnipeg Jets players This is a list of players who have played at least one game for the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association (WHA) (1972-1979) and National Hockey League (NHL) (1979-1996). This list does not include players for the Phoenix Coyotes.
List of Wisconsin Civil War Units The state of Wisconsin enrolled 91,379 men total for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. 3,794 of these men were killed in action or mortally wounded, 8,022 died of disease, and 400 were killed in accidents, the total mortality was 12,216 men, approximately 13.
List of Wonder Woman pastiches Wonder Woman is one of the most iconic heroes in the superhero genre and as such numerous other heroes have been created in direct reference to this character. This list includes any characters or comics with clear and intentional similarities to Wonder Woman be they humorous, satirical, incidental or a more serious comment on superhumans.
List of WonderSwan games This is a list of games for the Bandai WonderSwan handheld video game system, organised alphabetically by name, (the catalog number follows, where known). See List of computer and video games for related lists.
List of World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) reigns by combined length This is a listing of the holders of World Wrestling Entertainment's version of the World Heavyweight Championship (see here) as ranked by the total combined number of days the wrestler has held the title through one or a multiple number of title reigns.
List of World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) reigns by length The World Heavyweight Championship in its form today traces back to January 1991, when World Championship Wrestling officially split from the National Wrestling Alliance, whom they were affiliated with, and began to stand alone, recognizing its own WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Thus, it is a separate championship from the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
List of World Heritage Sites in danger These are 31 sites which the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to include on a list of World Heritage Sites in danger; this list also shows the year in which the World Heritage committee added the site to this list.
List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members Since its conception in 1907, the Scouting movement has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. There are over 38 million Scouts and Guides worldwide, with 155 national organisations governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and a nearly equal number governed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
List of World Series broadcasters The following is a list of national American radio and television networks and announcers that have broadcast World Series games over the years. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams.
List of World War I books List of World War I books is an annotated bibliography using APA style citations of the many books related to World War I. There are thousands of books written about this topic; therefore, the list has been segregated into groups to make it more manageable.
List of World War II air aces This is a list of the top World War II aces. Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane he flew and those he flew against, how long he served, his opportunity to meet the enemy in the air (Allied to Axis disproportion), and the standards his air service brought to the awarding of victory credits.
List of World War II military aircraft of Germany This list covers German aircraft of the Second World War that served in the Luftwaffe during World War II as defined by the year 1939-1945. Number designations are largely by RLM designation system, though in this list they are partially organized by manufacture and role.
List of World War II MIAs This list aims to contain the names of military personnel serving in World War II who are listed as Missing in Action from that war. The names of these persons should ideally be linked to articles (stub articles if necessary) either about each person individually or to a salient group that names that person as a member.
List of World XI ODI cricketers This is a list of One-day International cricketers for the ICC World XI. A One-day International, or ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
List of WTO Ministerial Conference of 2005 people Apart from officials and representatives of member countries and observer countries, the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference will be the first to house the Centre for the non-governmental organization (NGOs) under the same roof as the conference proper. The NGOs representatives will be approved by registration to attend the Conference.
List of WWE Cruiserweight Champions The WWE Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling title, challenged by cruiserweights under 220 lb (100 kg). It was formerly the World Championship Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship but is now a World Wrestling Entertainment title exclusive to the SmackDown!
List of WWE Hardcore Champions The WWE Hardcore Championship was a professional wrestling title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment under hardcore rules. This is a list, by ring name, of people that have held the WWE Hardcore Championship.
List of WWE Intercontinental Champions The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling title. Originally the second-most important title in World Wrestling Entertainment, the championship is now the secondary championship on its RAW brand.
List of WWE United States Champions The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling title. It was formerly the National Wrestling Alliance and then the World Championship Wrestling United States Championship but is now a World Wrestling Entertainment title exclusive to the SmackDown!
List of WWE Women's Championship reigns by length From 1956 to 1983, the title was known as the NWA Women's Championship, until The Fabulous Moolah sold the rights to the championship, which she held at the time, to the then-World Wrestling Federation. Although it does exist, WWE does not acknowledge the title history prior to 1983.
List of WWF Light Heavyweight Champions The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for under the World Wrestling Federation banner by wrestlers billed as weighing less than 215 lb (98 kg). This is a list, by ring name, of people that have been WWF Light Heavyweight Champion.
List of X-Men: Evolution characters The series X-Men: Evolution featured a diverse cast of complicated characters. A common staple of the series was whether a particular person had chosen their allegiances correctly, with several instances of a character switching teams.
List of X-Play characters The video-game review television program X-Play has numerous recurring sketch characters that have appeared throughout the show's history. In fact, during a preview for the game WWE Day of Reckoning 2 (Episode No.
List of Xbox 360 games This is a list of released or upcoming games for the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console, organized alphabetically by name. This list does not include Xbox Live Arcade games, which are detailed in their own article.
List of Xiaolin Showdown episodes Xiaolin Showdown is an animated television series that originally aired between 2003 and 2006 in the United States. These episodes are listed in the order of their production number with the date that they originally aired on Kids' WB.
List of Xiaolin Showdown characters This is a list of major characters from the animated television series Xiaolin Showdown. Main characters are listed in order of appearance, whereas secondary characters are listed alphabetically within groups that represent their overall allegiance in the show.
List of XML and HTML character entity references In SGML, HTML and XML documents, the logical constructs known as character data and attribute values consist of sequences of characters, in which each character can manifest directly (representing itself), or can be represented by a series of characters called a character reference, of which there are two types: a numeric character reference and a character entity reference. This article lists the character entity references that are valid in HTML and XML documents.
List of XML markup languages This page aims to list articles related XML markup languages. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar and on the bottom of the page.
List of XML Schemas This is a list of XML schemas in use on the Internet sorted by purpose. XML schemas can be used to create XML documents for a wide range of purposes such as syndication, general exchange, and storage of data in a standard format.
List of years in poetry This page indexes the individual year in poetry, "decade in poetry" and "century in poetry" pages. These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry.
List of yo-yo tricks Because of the nature of yo-yo tricks, it is not possible to create a complete list. Tricks are developed and changed over time, to the point where some tricks have multiple versions (for example, splitting the atom).
List of youth organizations A youth organization is a formal organization aimed at children and adolescents for education and socialization. While some youth groups are simply social organizations, most organizations have certain ideals and values that they aim to pass on to their members.
List of York Region Transit/VIVA stations This is a list of stations of the bus rapid transit system in York Region, VIVA, integrated into York Region Transit. There are currently 59 active stations, plus five being proposed for 2007-2008, shared by five lines.
List of Yukon general elections This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian territory of Yukon's unicameral legislative body, the Yukon Legislative Assembly. The number of seats has increased over time, from eight for the first election in 1900, to the current eighteen.
List of Yukon Leaders of Opposition This is a list of the Leaders of the Opposition of the Yukon Territory, Canada, since 1978 when responsible government was given to the territory. Prior to 1978 the territory had a legislature which had a largely advisory role and no political parties or government leader.
List of Yukon premiers This is a list of the government leaders and premiers of Yukon Territory, Canada, since 1978 when responsible government was given to the territory. Prior to 1978 the territory had a legislature which had a largely advisory role and no political parties or government leader.
List of Zimbabwean ODI cricketers This is a list of Zimbabwean One-day International cricketers. A One-day International, or an ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
List of Zimbabwean Twenty20 International cricketers This is a list of Zimbabwean Twenty20 International cricketers. A Twenty20 International is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
List of ZIP Codes in Alaska The range of ZIP codes in Alaska is from 99501 to 99999 (not stating that 99999 exists), with zip codes beginning with 995 and 996 in southern Alaska (not including Southeast Alaska), 997 in northern Alaska, and 998 and 999 in southeast Alaska. This list is a subset of the List of ZIP Codes in the United States.
List of ZIP Codes in the Philippines In the Philippines, the Philippine ZIP Code is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) to simplify the distribution of mail. While in function it is similar to the ZIP Code used in the United States, its form and its usage is quite different.
List of Zoids Zoids are fictional mechanical lifeforms, found on the planet Zi. A Zoid is essentially a mechanical animal formed around a techno-organic 'core' (known as a "Zoid Core"), which serves as its heart and mind.
List of Zoids Chaotic Century/Guardian Force episodes This is a list of the episodes appearing in the Zoids: Chaotic Century and Zoids: Guardian Force anime series. Although they are two different series, they were merged when released in the Western dubbed version.

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