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Okra
Okra, also called lady's finger in Indian cuisine, is a flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, originating somewhere near present-day Ethiopia. It was formerly considered a species of Hibiscus, but is now classified in the genus Abelmoschus. The word okra is of African origin and means "l..

Okraina
Okraina (Outskirts ) is a 1998 Russian film starring Yuri Dubrovin, Nikolai Olyalin, Aleksei Pushkin, and Aleksei Vanin. It was directed and wroted by Pyotr Lutsik. The music was created by Gavriil Popov and Georgi Sviridov. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending ..

Okram Ibobi Singh
Okram Ibobi Singh (born 1948) is the Chief Minister of Manipur, India. He has held that position since March 7 2002. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. External links [Manipur] NIC.[Manipur Assembly] NIC. ..

Okra seed oil
Okra oil is a pressed seed oil, extracted from the seeds of the Hibiscus esulentus. The greenish yellow edible oil has a pleasant taste and odor, and is high in unsaturated fats such as oleic acid and linoleic acid. The oil content of the seed is quite high at about 40%. Oil yields from okra crops a..

Okreek, South Dakota
Okreek is an unincorporated community located in Todd County, South Dakota, USA. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Okreek has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57563. External links ..

Okres
Okres (Czech and Slovak term meaning "district" in English) refers to an administrative entity in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The first districts both in the Czech lands and Slovakia developed from domains in 1850 by decision of the imperial government of Austria (they were also called process..

Okrika
Okrika is a port town in Rivers State, Nigeria. ..

Okroshka
Okroshka (Russian: окрошка) is Russian cold soup. The name originates from the Russian "kroshit" (крошить) which means to chop (into small pieces). The classic one is a mix of mostly raw vegetables (like cucumbers, spring onion, radish), boiled potatoes, eggs, ham with a very special b..

Okrug
For the village in Croatia, see Okrug, Split-Dalmatia County. Okrug (Bulgarian: окръг; Serbian and Russian: ) is a term to denote a subnational entity in some Slavic states. Its etymology is similar to German Kreis ("circle"), in the meaning of administrative division; okrug is literally someth..

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