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Dik-dik
Dik-diks are small antelopes of the Genus Madoqua, named for the sound they make when alarmed, that live in the bush of southern and eastern Africa. Dik-diks stands 30–40 cm at the shoulder and weigh 3–5 kg. They have an elongated snout and a soft coat that is gray or brownish above..
Dikaios
Dikaios (Greek: δικαιος, sometimes romanised as dicæus) is a title given to holy men and women of the Old Testament in Eastern Christianity. The Greek word means righteous or just, and distinguishes the bearer from the Christian era saints. The prominent dikaioi are celebrated with their ow..
Dikaryon
Dikaryon is from Greek, di meaning 2 and karyon meaning nut, referring to the cell nucleus. It is a nuclear feature which is unique to the phylum Dikaryomycota, in which the two compatible nuclei of two cells pair off and cohabit without copulating; this attribute of the nucleus to do such is only f..
Dike, Iowa
Dike is a city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. The population was 944 at the 2000 census. Geography Dike is located at [42°27′53″N, 92°37′40″W] (42.464706, -92.627688)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a to..
Dike-ring
In the Netherlands, a dike-ring is the area of land that is protected from flooding by an individual dike. As the Netherlands are constantly at risk from floods, the entire nation has been subdivided into dike-ring areas. ..
Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacques wa Mutombo, or more commonly Dikembe Mutombo, (born June 25 1966 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a basketball player in the NBA, playing as reserve center for the Houston Rockets. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest shotblockers and defensive players..
Dikembe Ulelo
Lieutenant Dikembe Ulelo is a fictional character in the non-canon Star Trek series Stargazer. Dikembe Ulelo is the communications officer of the USS Stargazer. Fairly early in the series, he started acting strangely, behaving like a double agent, sending sensitive information about the Stargazer t..
Diken
Diken is a town and a nagar panchayat in Neemuch district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Diken had a population of 7206. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Diken has an average literac..
Diketone
A diketone is a molecule containing two carbonyl groups. A diketone is an oxygen nucleophile. Contents 1 Reactions1.1 ..
Diketopiperazine
Diketopiperazine structure Diketopiperazines (DKP) are a class of cyclic organic compounds that result from peptide bonds between two amino acids to form a lactam. They are combinations of ketones and the compound piperazine. A diketopiperazine was the first peptide to have its complete three-d..
Dike (construction)
For other uses of dike of dyke (and combining forms) see Dyke. Afsluitdijk, a 32 km dyke in the Netherlands. A dike (or dyke) is an artificial earthen wall, constructed as a defence or as a boundary. It is known in American English as a levee. The best known form of dike is a construction buil..
Dike (geology)
A small dike on the Baranof Cross-Island Trail, Alaska Banded gneiss with dike of granite orthogneiss A dike or dyke in geology refers to a tabular intrusive igneous body. The thickness is usually much smaller than the other two dimensions. Thickness can vary from sub-centimeter scale t..
Dike Kokaral
Dike Kokaral is a planned dyke to be built across a narrow stretch of the Aral Sea, splitting off the North Aral Sea (also called "The Small Sea") from the much larger South Aral Sea ("The Large Sea"). The dike would conserve the dwindling waters of the Syr Darya river and maintain (and attempt to ..
Dike Varney
Lawrence Delano Varney (August 9, 1880 - April 23, 1950) was a Major League Baseball pitcher during part of the 1902 season. The left-hander was born in Dover, New Hampshire. Varney started three games for the Cleveland Bronchos, all in the month of July. He gave up 31 baserunners (14 hits, 12 w..
Dikhil
Dikhil is a town in western Djibouti, lying east of Lake Abbe. It is home to a population of around 30,000 people. ..
Dikhil Region
Dikhil is a region in Djibouti. Its capital is Dikhil. Other major cities and towns include As Ela, Galafi and Yoboki. The district borders Tadjourah Region to the north, Ethiopia to the west/south, the Gulf of Tadjourah to the north and Arta Region and Ali Sabieh Region to the east. The district c..
Dikili
Dikili is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. It is a pretty district and a popular summer resort, situated at about 120 km. north of İzmir. The small town of Çandarli (ancient Pitane) is nearby, and the area is full of natural beauty as well as spots of historical interest. There is a crater..
Dikilu Bageta
Serge Dikulu Bageta (born March 4, 1978 in Kinshasa, Republic of Congo) is a football Defender who currently plays for the South African team Ajax Cape Town. Bageta is a capped Congolese international. He joined Ajax CT in 2003, having previously played for DC Motema Pembe and Tout Puissant Mazembe...
Dikiri and trikiri
Dikiri and trikiri are liturgical candlesticks, often quite ornate [link], used by a bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church to bless the congregation. The bishop holds the trikiri in his right hand and the dikiri in his left and makes the sign of the cross with both [link]. Both ..
Dikironium cloud creature
The Dikironium Cloud Creature is a creature from Star Trek. It was a non-corporeal lifeform that fed on hemoglobin. It killed over 200 members of the USS Farragut (NCC-1647)'s crew, with one of the survivors being James T. Kirk. He later encountered the creature — "Obsession (TOS episode)" &md..
Dikir barat
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. The origins of Dikir Barat is debatable.But most would accept it to be from Southern Thailand or Norther..
Diki Tantsi
Дикі Танці (Dyki Tantsi) is an album by the Ukrainian pop music singer Ruslana, released in 2003. Some of the songs featured on this album are also featured on Wild Dances, after she won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. This album and its English version were certified 4 times Platinum f..
Diki Tantsi (Eurobonus)
Diki Tantsi (Eurobonus) is an album by the Ukrainian pop music singer Ruslana, released in the begining of 2004. Tracklist "Play for me, musician""I know""Plyes (dance)""Arcan""Tell me""Kolomyika""Hutsul girl""Northern song""It is love""I love you""Oy, Zaghray My, Muzychenku (remix by CJ Necrasov..
Dikka
Dikka is a term in Muslim architecture for a tribune raised upon columns from which the Koran is recited and prayers are intoned by the Imam of a mosque. ..
Dikkie Dik
Dikkie Dik book cover Dikkie Dik is the main character of a series of children's books in Dutch by Jet Boeke. Dikkie Dik is a red cat, that has all kind of adventures. It is curious, and gets itself in trouble a lot because of that. ..
Diklosmta
Diklosmta is a peak in the eastern part of the Caucasus Mountains in the Tusheti region of Georgia. It is located on the Pirikita Range which lies to the north of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. The elevation of the summit is 4,285 meters (14,038 feet) above sea level. The mountain has sever..
Dikmen
Dikmen is a district of Sinop Province of Turkey. Sinop | Ayancık | Boyabat | Dikmen | Durağan | Erfelek | Gerze | Saraydüzü | Türkeli ..
Dikran Kelekian
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Dikran Kelekian (1868 - 1951), a notable collector and dealer of Islamic art. The son of an Armenian banker fr..
Diksha
In Hinduism, diksha is the ritual of initiation into the worship of some deity by a guru (diksha guru) who bestows mantra(s) and takes the karma of the initiate - at least in case of Vaishnava diksha, as per Hari Bhakti Vilasa 1.70: raji catmatyaja dosah patni-papam sva-bhartari tatha sisyartjitam..
Diksmuide
--> Diksmuide municipality and district in the province of West-Flanders Diksmuide (Dixmude in French) is city and municipality in the province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the villages of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem..
Dikson
50 years anniversary of Dikson settlement. USSR stamp, 1965. Dikson (Russian: ), initially Dickson, is the name of an island in Taymyria Autonomous District, Russia, situated in the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisei River. A nearby urban-type settlement of the same name, which functions ..
Dikta
Dikta is an indie rock band from Iceland. In its present incarnation, the group began in 1999. They played in the Icelandic band competition Músíktilraunir in 2000 and were finalists. Receiving critical and public acclaim, Dikta's first album, Andartak, was released in late 2002. One of its singl..
Diktatūra
Diktatūra (meaning "The dictatorship") is a rock / hard rock / metal band from Lithuania. Over time (the band released its first album in 1996) some members changed. The topics for songs usually are fatherland, honor, war, Lithuanian traditions and culture, patriotism; although some songs are not r..
Dikte
In Greek Mythology, Mount Dikte in Crete contains the cave where Zeus was reared. The mountain range called the Dikte in the Lasithi prefecture has Mount Dikte for its tallest peak, 2148 metres above sea level. ..
DikuMUD
DikuMUD is a multiplayer text-based adventure game (a type of MUD) written in 1990 and 1991 by Sebastian Hammer, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and Hans Henrik Staerfeldt at DIKU (Datalogisk Institut Københavns Universitet), the department of computer science at the University of Copenha..
DikuMUD Nilgiri
For other uses of the word "Nilgiri," see Nilgiri (disambiguation). DikuMUD Nilgiri is a free multi-user online game (a MUD) that uses the DikuMUD codebase. Definitions DIKU - Datalogisk Institut ved Kibenhavns Universitet (Translated from the Danish: Department of Computer Science at the Unive..
DIKW
DIKW is data, information, knowledge, wisdom: an information hierarchy where each layer adds certain attributes over and above the previous one. Data is the most basic level; Information adds context; Knowledge adds how to use it; and Wisdom adds when to use it. As such, DIKW is a model that is usef..
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa is a political party in the Free State province, South Africa. The party was founded by Kenneth Mopeli in 1975. The party governed the bantustan state of QwaQwa from 1975-1994. It was one of the signatories of the National Peace Accord, but later withdrew.[..
Dik Browne
Dik Browne (1972) Dik Browne (born Richard Arthur Allan Browne on August 11, 1918 (or 1917) in New York City, died June 4, 1989 in Sarasota, Florida) was the creator of Hägar the Horrible (in 1973), a comic strip enjoyed by audiences around the world. The comic is now being handled by his son,..
Dik dik
Dik-dik is a small antelopeDik Dik was a pop-rock italian musical group redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Dik Dik
for the antelope see: Dik-dik Dik Dik is a italian beat-pop band most famous during the '60 and '70. ..
Dik Evans
Dick "Dik" Evans is the brother of David "The Edge" Evans, U2 guitarist. The Evans brothers both played guitar in the initial line-up of the band, known as "The Hype," sharing their homemade guitar. Evans left in the middle of a Hype gig to join fellow Dublin scenesters the Virgin Prunes. "The Hype"..
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