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Namaland Namaland was a bantustan in South West Africa (present-day Namibia), intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Nama people. A centrally administered local government was created in 1980.
Namalata Namalata is a village on the island of Vanua Balavu in Fiji's Lau archipelago. The people of Namalata were the original inhabitants of Mago Island, which is now owned by the actor and film director Mel Gibson.
Namamugi Incident The (also known sometimes as the Kanagawa Incident, and archaically as the Richardson Affair) was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan on September 14, 1862, which resulted in the bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863. In Japanese the bombardment is described as a war between the United Kingdom and the Satsuma domain, the so-called Anglo-Satsuma War (Satsu-Ei Senso).
Naman In Hinduism and Hindu mythology, naman, that is, a person’s name is believed to encompass within itself the fundamental nature of a person. It is also believed that the name of a person also affects the character of the bearer of that name.
Naman Keita Naman Keita (born April 9, 1978 in Paris, France) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Namanax Namanax is an electronic experimental-noise group. The group consists of three members, Bill Yurkiewicz, the original member and creator of Namanax, and in later albums James Plotkin and Kipp Johnson, also members of Solarus.
Namangan Province Namangan Province (, Russian: Наманганская область) is a viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern part of the country. It is on the right bank of Syr Darya River and borders with Kyrgyzstan, Fergana Province and Andijan Province.
Namaqua Dove The Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara Desert and Madagascar. Its range also extends into the Arabian peninsula and southern Israel and Jordan.
Namaqua Chameleon The Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) is a ground living lizard found in the Namib Desert of Namibia and southern Angola. Unlike the arboreal chameleons of the genus Chamaeleo, its tail is not prehensile, but otherwise it still hunts in the same way, slowly stalking its prey and catching it with its long tongue.
Namaqualand Namaqualand (Afrikaans: Namakwaland) is an arid region of south-western Africa, extending along the west coast over 600 miles and covering a total area of 170,000 square miles/440,000 km². It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions - Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the north.
Namaste Namasté or Namaskar ( in Nepali and Hindi (from internal sandhi between and ) is a South Asian greeting, which is used when both Hello and Goodbye would be used in English. The meaning can be quite different, however.
Namastey London Namastey London is a film directed by Indian Vipul Amrutlal Shah and set in London, England, United Kingdom. Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar, Upen Patel and Jason Connery star in the film, which is scheduled for release in 2007.
Namasu Namasu is a dish consisting of thinly sliced uncooked (nama) vegetables and seafood, marinaded in rice vinegar (su) for several hours, pickling them slightly. Namasu was brought to Japan in the Nara period from China.
Namatanai Namatanai is a town on the island province of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. It is the second largest settlement on the island and connected to the largest and provincial capital of Kavieng (264km to the north-west) by the Boluminski Highway.
Namba Parks When Osaka's baseball stadium closed its doors, it opened the door to a prime redevelopment opportunity in a new commercial district adjacent to Namba Train Station, the first stop from Kansai Airport. 'Namba Parks (なんばパークス Nanba Pākusu) is a new development consisting of a high office building, called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden.
Nambardaar The term Nambardaar or Nambardaar or Lambardar commonly used in northern India for head of the village who is responsible for certifying land ownership records for governmental purposes. He is also responsible for certifying birth and death.
Nambaryn Enkhbayar Nambaryn Enkhbayar (Mongolian language: Намбарын Энхбаяр) (born June 1, 1958, in Ulaanbaatar) is the President of Mongolia. Mongolia is a parliamentary country where the presidency has a symbolic role.
Nambassa Nambassa was a series of hippie-conceived festivals held between 1976 and 1981 on large farms around Waihi and Waikino in New Zealand. They were music, arts and alternatives festivals that focused on peace, love, and a balanced lifestyle.
Nambiar ( Mizhavu ) Nambiar in the context of art forms like Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam and similar cultural things refers to the Hindu community in the state of Kerala, India, belonging to the Ambalavasi community, which were generally assigned to various temple duties.
Nambiar (Ambalavasi/Mizhavu) Nambiar in the context of art forms like Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam and similar cultural things refers to the Hindu community in the state of Kerala, India, belonging to the Ambalavasi community, which were generally assigned to various temple duties.
Nambiar (Non-Indian) Nambiar (unrelated to Indian Nambiar) is a title for people who are also found in Suffolk where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Nanby, Nanbie, Namby, Nambie and others.
Nambikwara The Nambikwara is an Amazonian Amerindian tribe, the subject of study by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss, which was itself then subjected to a deconstruction by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his Of Grammatology. The subdivisions of Nambikwara are: Nambikwara do Sarare (Only one surviving group - Kabixi do Mato Grosso, with a population of 100), Nambikwara do Campo of Mato Grosso - Rondonia (Surviving groups: Halotesu (Pop: 40),Hithaulu, Sawentesu,Wakalitesu), Nambikwara do Norte of Rondonia - Mato Grosso (Groups: Lakondê ,Latundê (Pop: 100, Rondônia),Mamaindê (Pop: 100, Mato Grosso),Nambikwara (Pop:1,100),Manduka,Negarotê (Pop:40),Sabanê (Pop: 200),Tagnani,Tamaindé,Tawandê (Pop: 20) & Tawitê), Nambikwara do Sul of Mato Grosso (Pop:900, Groups: Alaketesu,Alantesu,Galera (Pop:150),Hahaintesu,Kabixí,Munduka,Waikisu & Wasusu).
Nambu Line The is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tachikawa Station with Kawasaki Station, by crossing and then following the Tama River, the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures.
Nambu mechanics In mathematics, Nambu dynamics is a generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics involving multiple Hamiltonians. Recall that Hamiltonian mechanics is based upon the flows generated by a smooth Hamiltonian over a symplectic manifold.
Nambu pistol The Nambu pistol was a semi-automatic pistol used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during the First and Second World Wars. The pistol had two variations, the Type A (also called the Type 4), and the Type 14 (十四年式).
Nambul: War Stories Nambul: War Stories (Nambul meaning "Conquering the South") is a manhwa series of the military drama genre written by Hyun Se Lee (Hangul: 이현세; Hanja: 李賢世; Revised Romanization: I Hyeon-se) which started in 1994. The story relates from various levels (political to personal) an imaginary conflict between Korea and Japan at an unspecified time in the near future.
Namco Namco is a company based in Japan, best known for developing video games. Some of the company's most famous games include Galaxian, Pac-Man, Rally-X, Galaga, Bosconian, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Xevious, Mappy, Soul Edge, Time Crisis, Tekken, and the Ridge Racer series.
Namco Cybertainment, Inc. Namco Cybertainment, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Limited of Japan responsible for the operation of arcade games in malls, theaters and other venues throughout the Lower 48 states, and Puerto Rico.
Namco Museum Namco Museum refers to the series of compilations released by Namco for various 32-bit and above consoles, containing releases of their games from the 1980s. The titles have been met with mixed reaction from the gaming press, but their apparent success has led to the series continuing for almost a decade.
Namco Namja Town Namco Namja Town is an indoor theme park in the Sunshine City shopping complex in east Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. The park was opened in 1996 by Namco, a Japanese company best known for producing video games, although the park itself does not focus on those games.
Namco System 23 The Namco System 23 is an arcade system board produced and developed by Namco. Released in 1997, it was the last arcade system produced by the company that was based on their own custom design, as opposed to just a derivative of console hardware.
Namco Tales Studio Namco Tales Studio is a Japanese video game development team, originally created as a joint venture by Namco and Telenet Japan in March 2003. As the name indicates, this team succeeds Wolfteam as the main developer of the games in the Tales RPG series, while retaining many of the Wolfteam staff.
Namco X Capcom: Original Soundtrack Namco X Capcom: Original Soundtrack (ナムコ・クロス・カプコン オリジナル・サウンドトラック) Is the licened soundtrack of the PS2 video game by the same name, it was Released on July 7, 2005 in Japan only. The album features work by composer Yuzo Koshiro, the game's theme song Subarashiki Shin Sekai was performed by Flair.
Namdalen Namdalen is a traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Fosnes, Nærøy, Høylandet, Bindal, Namdalseid, Lierne, Flatanger, Verran, Leka, Namsskogan and Vikna. The centre of this district is the valley Namdalen and the river Namsen, one of the best salmon rivers in Europe (only Tana river in Finnmark yields a larger catch of salmon).
Namdeo Jadav Namdeo Jadav (18 November 1921-2 August 1984) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Name (song) "Name" is a single from the Goo Goo Dolls' album, A Boy Named Goo. The song, the band's first hit, topped both the US Modern Rock and the US Mainstream Rock charts, and reached as high as number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Name All the Animals Name All the Animals is a 2004 memoir by Alison Smith, detailing the aftermath of the death of her eighteen-year old brother. While attending a Catholic high school, Smith developed an eating disorder, lost her faith in God and realized that she was a lesbian, all after her brother's death.
Name conflicts of solar system bodies Although in principle every named body in the Solar system ought to have a distinct name, due to a variety of circumstances, there are several real or apparent name conflicts between different solar system bodies. Most of these conflicts are between asteroids and natural satellites of planets, which are named according to different but partially overlapping schemes.
Name days in Bulgaria Name days in Bulgaria are associated almost always with Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox celebrations. Some names can be celebrated on more than one day and some have even started following foreign traditions (like Valentina celebrating on the Catholic St Valentine's day).
Name days in Slovakia In Slovakia, each day of the year corresponds to a personal name (the original list was the Roman Catholic calendar of saints). People celebrate their name day ("meniny") on the date corresponding to their own given name.
Name days in the Czech Republic In the Czech Republic, each day of the year corresponds to a personal name. People celebrate their name day ("svátek" or more formally "jmeniny") on the date corresponding to their own given name.
Name generator Name generator is a program that uses certain language rules or word combining techniques to come up with new unused names. Usually used by marketing professionals to brainstorm for brandable product name ideas.
Name It and Frame It? Name It and Frame It? is a 1993 book by Steve Levicoff about unaccredited Christian schools, exploring the accreditation process and the nature of legitimate and illegitimate unaccredited institutions of higher learning.
Name mangling In software compiler engineering, name mangling (more properly called name decoration, although this term is less commonly used) is a technique used to solve various problems caused by the need to resolve unique names for programming entities in many modern programming languages.
Name of Poland The ethnonyms for the Poles (people) and Poland (their country) include endonyms (the way Polish people refer to themselves and their country) and exonyms (the way other peoples refer to the Poles and their country). Endonyms and most exonyms for Poles and Poland derive from the name of the West Slavic tribe of Polans (Polanie), while in some languages the exonyms for Poland derive from the name of another tribe – the Lendians (Lędzianie).
Name of the Father The Name of the Father (French Nom du père) , or the names of the father is the signifier associated with the signified concept of the father. The name of the Father is a symbolic formation, and as such is a key part of the symbolic order.
Name recognition Name recognition is a concept used in politics to describe number of people who are aware of a politician. It is considered an important factor in elections, as candidates with low name recognition are unlikely to receive votes from people who only casually follow politics.
Name Tag A name tag is a device worn by people to identify themselves to others without having to verbally indicate their name. Most name tags commonly feature a first name, to promote an easy going atmosphere, however, some feature both a first and last name.
Name That Tune Name That Tune was a game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. Originally premiering in the United States in the early 1950s, the show was originally produced by Harry Salter.
Name That Video Name That Video was a game show based on the classic music game show Name That Tune hosted by Karyn Bryant. The difference is that this show incorporated music videos into the game rather than just regular music.
Name Your Own Price The "Name-Your-Own-Price" (NYOP) system is where a buyer specifies a price and a product and/or service, and asks sellers to match that combination. NYOP is a special type of reverse auction originally pioneered on the Internet by Priceline.
Name-dropping Name dropping is the practice of casually inserting the names of important people or institutions into a conversation in order to seem more important to the listener. Name dropping is typically considered to be a negative - even offensive - quality.
Named entity recognition Named entity recognition (NER) (also known as entity identification (EI) and entity extraction) is a subtask of information extraction that seeks to locate and classify atomic elements in text into predefined categories such as the names of persons, organizations, locations, expressions of times, quantities, monetary values, percentages, etc.
Named pipe In computing, a named pipe (also FIFO for its behaviour) is an extension to the traditional pipe concept on Unix and Unix-like systems, and is one of the methods of inter-process communication. The concept is also found in Microsoft Windows, although the semantics differ substantially.
Namekian A Namekian (Namekusei-jin) is a fictional race in the manga Dragon Ball and the anime Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. They are humanoid with slug-like characteristics, including green skin and antennae.
Nameprep Nameprep is the process of Unicode NFKC normalization, case-folding, mapping lookalike characters together, and elimination of restricted codepoints applied to text before it is suitable to represent a domain name, or other such canonical name.
Names and terms of address used for Charles de Gaulle In France, Charles de Gaulle is called or referred to with different names, depending on who is talking, and possibly what are feelings of the person talking about De Gaulle are. This article gives a list of several names and terms of address used in France with respect to him.
Names for Germany Because of Germany's geographic position in the centre of Europe and its long history as a disunited region of distinct tribes and states, there are many widely-varying names for Germany in different languages, perhaps more than for any other European nation: for example, in German the country is known as Deutschland, in French as Allemagne, and in Polish as Niemcy.
Names for the Dutch language Because of the turbulent history of both the Netherlands and Belgium and the Dutch language, mostly because of the frequent change of economical and military power within the Low Countries, the names that other peoples have chosen to use to refer to it vary more than for most other languages.
Names given to the Spanish language There are two names given to the Spanish language: Spanish (español) and Castilian (castellano). Linguistically, Castilian means Spanish, as it is the medieval Spanish language of the Kingdom of Castile that spread across Spain and became the national language known virtually always as Spanish in English.
Names in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS countries This article gives the general understanding of naming conventions in the Russian language as well as in languages affected by Russian linguistic tradition. First of all, this regards modern Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Names of God Monotheistic faiths believe that there is and can only be one unique supreme being; polytheism means the belief in several coexisting deities. The conceptions of such beings can vary widely, but the word God in English and its counterparts in cognate languages are normally used for all of them.
Names of Istanbul The city of Istanbul has been known through the ages under a large number of different names. Besides its modern Turkish name, the most notable are Byzantium, Constantinople and Stambul, but there are also others.
Names of Jerusalem This article explores the different names of Jerusalem and their linguistic natures, etc. For a discussion of the politics and history of Jerusalem itself, the Jerusalem article is probably a better place to start.
Names of Korea There are various names of Korea in use today, derived from ancient kingdoms and dynasties. The English name Korea is an exonym derived from the Goryeo period and is used by both North Korea and South Korea in international contexts.
Names of Kosovo The province is best known as Kosovo - this name has been the most widely used by maps and gazetteers within Serbia and abroad. The alternative spelling Kossovo was frequently used until the early 20th century and before that, Cassovo or Cassua, an Italianisation of the name.
Names of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a country that has been known by many names. The existence of the island has been known to the Indic, Chinese, Arabic, and Western civilisations for many millennia and the various names ascribed to the island over time reflect this.
Names of Sun Yat-sen Like many Chinese historical figures, Sun Yat-sen used several names throughout his life, and he is known under several of these names, which can be quite confusing for the Westerner. Names, which are not taken lightly in China, are central to Chinese culture.
Names of the Czech Republic More than a decade after the split of Czechoslovakia into Slovakia and the Czech Republic, the latter continues to be known by several competing names in English and Czech. While "Czech Republic" (Czech: Česká republika) is the unquestioned long-form name, Czech authorities, geographers and linguists have had difficulty convincing people to use the officially preferred short forms of "Czechia" [] and Česko [].
Names of the demons According to some Christian theology, many Pagan deities are demons. So, when we speak on the names of the demons, we have to consider that there were incorporated to Christian demonology Jewish demons, Pagan deities, folkloric supernatural beings, and sometimes imaginary names given by people interrogated under torture during the witch trials, by mentally ill persons (energumens) that were considered demon possessed, imaginative priests, etc.
Names of the Empress Dowager Cixi Cixi had many different names at different period of her life, which can be quite confusing. Moreover, most of her Western biographers, who in general do not read Chinese, frequently confuse these names, and biographies on Cixi written in English are flawed with errors.
Names of the Holocaust The Holocaust is the name commonly applied since the mid 1970s to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political groups during World War II by Nazi Germany, and especially to the destruction of European Jewry. There are a number of alternate names for the Holocaust as well.
Names of the Irish state The state known today as the 'Republic of Ireland' is, and has been, known by a number of names, some of which have been controversial. The state's official title, as in the Irish constitution, is simply Ireland (in English) and Éire (in the Irish language).
Names of the Ottoman Empire The state of Ottomans, from a division of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate to an independent Empire, has been known through the ages by a large number of different names, commonly the Ottoman Empire. Some of the names were associated with different phases of its history.
Names of Transnistria Although most commonly known in English as Transnistria, the official name is Pridnestrovie. Here is a detailed explanation of the names used for Transnistria, both official and unofficial, as they appear in the local languages and in English.
Namesake If a person, place, or thing is named after a different person, place, or thing, then one is said to be the namesake of the other. Using a namesake's name is a relatively common practice in naming children, hence the large number of "Jr.
Namespace In general, a namespace is an abstract container providing context for the items (names, or technical terms, or words) it holds and allows disambiguation of items having the same name (residing in different namespaces).
Namgyal dynasty The Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh was founded by Bhagan, a Basgo king, who reunited Ladakh by overthrowing the king of Leh. He took on the surname Namgyal (meaning victorious) and founded a new dynasty which still survives today.
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Namgyal Institute of Tibetology is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology or Tibetology Museum in Gangtok has a vast collection of Tibetan statues, shrines Buddhist icons, tapestries, masks and other objects of Tibetan art
Namhae Chemical Corporation Namhae Chemical Corporation is a large South Korean company which produces fertilizers and chemicals. The company, established in 1974, is headquartered in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, but also operates a branch office in Jung-gu, Seoul.
Namhansanseong Namhansanseong (南漢山城, literally "South Han Mountain Fortress") is a park at an elevation of 460m above sea level, about 25km southeast of Seoul. It is located on Namhan-san ("South Han Mountain").
Namib Desert beetle The Namib Desert beetle dwells in one of the most arid areas with only one and half inch (40 mm) of rain per year, and has developed a unique technique to survive by obtaining water from early morning fogs. It drinks by the means of its own bumpy back surface, which provides for accumulation of water droplets of fifteen to twenty micrometers in diameter.
Namib-Naukluft National Park Namib-Naukluft National Park is an ecological preserve in the Namib Desert in southwest Africa, thought to be Earth’s oldest desert. The park is the largest game park in Africa, and a surprising collection of creatures manages to survive in the hyper-arid region, including snakes, geckos, unusual insects, hyenas, and jackals.
Namibia national rugby union team The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias, represent Namibia at rugby union. Although they are a tier-three nation in the International Rugby Board (IRB) tier system, the team have become regular participants at the Rugby World Cup since their first appearance in 1999.
Namibia National Front The Namibia National Front was an alliance of moderate parties in Namibia. It was formed in 1977 as a merger of the Namibia National Convention (which had been marginalized after SWAPO's departure from it) and the Namibia National Council.
Namibia People's Liberation Front The Namibia People's Liberation Front was an alliance of moderate political parties in Namibia. It was formed in 1978 by the Voice of the People Party, the Damara Executive Committee and the Bondelswarts Council.
Namibia Reserve Bank The Namibia Reserve Bank (or Namibie Reserwebank in Afrikaans) was the proposed name of Namibia's central bank upon Namibia's independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in March 1990. Moves were under way during 1990 to replace the South African rand with a proposed currency called the Kalahar.
Namibia, Land of the Brave "Namibia, Land of the Brave" is the national anthem of Namibia. After it became independent in 1990, Namibia held a competition to decide upon a new anthem, which was won by Axali Doëseb, the director of a traditional music group from the Kalahari desert.
Namibian War of Independence The Namibian War of Independence, which lasted from 1966 to 1988, was a guerrilla war, which the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and others fought against South Africa; South Africa had administered what was then still known as South West Africa since it was allowed to do so by the League of Nations in 1947. The war resulted in the independence of Namibia in 1990 and the SWAPO governing it since.
Namie amuro SO CRAZY tour featuring BEST singles 2003-2004 namie amuro SO CRAZY tour featuring BEST singles 2003-2004 is Namie Amuro's fifth concert tour to be released to DVD. Filmed in January of 2004 in Tokyo International Forum A, this DVD captures Amuro's most high impact tour to date spanning seven months, three countries and 120,000 fans.
Namig Abdullayev Namig Abdullayev (born January 4, 1974) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He has competed at several Summer Olympics, and won silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Mens Freestyle 52 kg and gold in the Men's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Namiki Gohei I Namiki Gohei I (並木五瓶初代)(1747-1808) was a Kabuki actor and playwright active in both Edo and Osaka. He wrote over 110 plays, mostly in the genres of jidai-mono (historical) and sewa-mono (current events).
Namiki Shōzō I Namiki Shōzō I (並木正三) (1730-1773) was a prominent Japanese playwright who produced roughly 100 works for bunraku (puppet theater) and for kabuki. Shōzō is also credited with inventing the revolving stage (回り舞台, mawaributai), one of many tricks of stagecraft used extensively in kabuki, and with popularizing the use of trapdoors (セリ上げ, seriage).
Naming convention A naming convention a collection of rules followed by a set of names. The intent is that users of these names will be able to deduce useful information, based on the names character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed.
Naming conventions for destroyers of the Royal Navy The first Torpedo Boat Destroyer (TBD) in the Royal Navy was HMS Havock of 1893. From 1906, the term "Torpedo Boat Destroyer" began to appear in the shortened form "Destroyer" when referring to Destroyer Flotillas.
Naming of British railway rolling stock Since the invention of the very first railway steam locomotive in 1804, railway companies have applied names to their locomotives, carriages and multiple units. Numbers have usually been applied too, but not always; the Great Western Railway only applied names to its own broad gauge locomotives (though numbers were given to such locomotives that it inherited from elsewhere.
Naming of natural satellites The naming of natural satellites has been the responsibility of the IAU's committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. That committee is known today as the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).
Naming rights Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. Institutions like schools, places of worship and hospitals have a tradition of granting donors the right to name facilities in exchange for contributions, with the general rule being that the larger the contribution, the larger the facility named.
Naming the Gulf War The Gulf War was the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and the subsequent liberation of Kuwait and partial invasion of Iraq by the Coalition Forces. The conflict is known by numerous alternative names that reflect the historical, political, and journalistic views of different groups and regions.
Namino, Kumamoto Namino (波野村; -son) was a village located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan. On February 11, 2005, the village merged with two towns from the district forming the city of Aso and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

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