Cheque A cheque or check, thought to have developed from Persian language ?? chek, is a negotiable instrumentAlthough cheques are regulated in most countries as negotiable instruments, in many countries they are not actually negotiable, viz., the payee cannot endorse the cheque in favour of a third party.
	Chequers Chequers, or Chequers Court, is a country house near Ellesborough, to the south east of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. It is the country residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Little is known for sure of the early history of the mansion known today as Chequers.
	Cherepovets Cherepovets is the biggest city in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located on the bank of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga River, at . Population: 311,869. Founded in 1360 as a monastery on the hills by the banks of the Sheksna River by two monks, Afanasiy and Feodosiy, it has developed throughout the centuries into the important regional center of trade, manufacture and transportation.
	Cherimoya The Cherimoya is a species of Annona native to the Andes-highland valleys of Per, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia. Although it is widely popular in Chile, Cherimoya is not native to that area. It has, however, been cultivated in Chile, making the nation one of the main exporters of Cherimoya in the region.
	Chernobyl Chernobyl is an ghost town in northern Ukraine, in the Kiev Oblast near the border with Belarus . The city was abandoned in 1986 due to the Chernobyl disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which is located 14.5 kilometers north by northwest.
	Cherokee The Cherokee, or in the Cherokee language, are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact in the 16th century, inhabited what is now the Eastern United States and Southeastern United States until most were forcibly moved westward to the The Ozarks Plateau.
	Cherokee Rose The Cherokee Rose Rosa laevigata is a rose native to southern China and Taiwan south to Laos and Vietnam. It is a climbing shrub, scrambling over other shrubs and small trees to heights of up to 10 m. The leaf are evergreen, 3-10 cm long, with usually three leaflets, sometimes five leaflets, bright glossy green and glabrous.
	Cherry A cherry is both a tree and its fleshy fruit, a type known as a drupe with a single hard stone enclosing the seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus . The cherries belong in subgenus Cerasus, distinguished from the rest of the genus by having the flowers in small corymbs of several together , and in the fruit being smooth and having only a weak groove or none along one side.
	Cherry laurel The Cherry Laurel or Laurel Cherry is a species in the genus Prunus, native to southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing to 5-10 m tall, rarely to 18 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. The leaves are dark green, leathery, shiny, 10-25 cm long and 4-8 cm broad, with a serrated margin.
	Cherry plum The Cherry plum, also called Myrobalan, is a species of plum native to central and eastern Europe, southwest and central Asia. It is a large shrub or small tree reaching 6-15 m tall, with deciduous leaf 4-6 cm long. It is one of the first European trees to flower in spring, often starting in mid February; the flowers are white, 1.5-2 cm across, with five petals.
	Cherry tomato A cherry tomato is a smaller garden variety of tomato. It is marketed at a premium to ordinary tomatoes, and is popular as a snack and in salads. Cherry tomatoes are generally considered to be similar but not identical to the wild precursor of the domestic tomato. They are often sweeter than standard tomatoes.
	Chert Chert is a fine-grained silica-rich cryptocrystalline sedimentary rock that may contain small fossils. It varies greatly in color from white to black, but most often manifests as gray, brown, grayish brown and light green to rusty red; its color is an expression of trace elements present in the rock, and both red and green are most often related to traces of iron.
	Cherub A cherub is a supernatural entity mentioned several times in the Tanakh and the Book of Revelation. In Catholic theology the Cherubim are second highest rank in the hierarchy of angels, under the Seraphim. In popular Christian tradition, "cherub" and "cherubim" have become synonyms of "angel(s)" and especially with "baby angel(s)".
	CHERUB CHERUB is a series of children's books by Robert Muchamore about a group of kids who attend the 'CHERUB campus' to be trained as secret agents. The organisation is a children's branch of the British security service MI5, based on the fact that no criminal would suspect a child of spying on them.
	Chervil Chervil , sometimes called garden chervil, is a delicate annual plant herb, usually used to season mild-flavoured foods such as poultry, some seafoods, and young vegetables. It is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes. Some cooks refer to chervil as "gourmet's parsley."
	Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Virginia and Maryland. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers 64,299 square mile in the District of Columbia and parts of five states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,.
	Chesapeake Bay Retriever akcgroup = Sporting | akcstd = ankcgroup = Group 3 | ankcstd = ckcgroup = Group 1 - Sporting Dogs | ckcstd = country = United States | fcigroup = 8 | fcinum = 263 | fcisection = 1 | fcistd = image = Chesapeakebayretriever01-l.jpg | image_caption = Chesapeake Bay Retrievers have a distinctive curly or wavy coat that is often oily-looking.
	Cheshire Cat The Cheshire Cat is a List of fictional cats appearing in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It appears and disappears at will, engaging Alice in amusing but sometimes vexing conversation. The cat sometimes points out philosophy points that annoy Alice.
	Chess Chess is an Abstract strategy game board game and mental sport for two players. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's King . This occurs when the king is under immediate attack and there is no way to prevent it from being captured on the next move.
	Chess piece In chess, each player has one of two equivalent sets of pieces of different colors. Each set has six types of pieces : * 1 King * 1 Queen * 2 Rook s * 2 Bishop s * 2 Knight s * 8 Pawn s Some chess variants or certain kinds of chess problems call for non-standard fairy chess piece.
	Chessboard A chessboard is the board used in the game of chess, which consists of eight rows and eight columns of squares arranged in two alternating colors . Similar boards are also known as checkerboards. The colors are called "black" and "white" , although the actual colors are usually dark green and buff for boards used in competition, and often natural shades of light and dark woods for home boards.
	Chest The chest is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals.
	Chest of drawers A chest of drawers, also known as dresser or bureau, is a piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above each other. A chifforobe is a combination of a wardrobe and chest of drawers. Dressers have traditionally been made and used for storing clothing, especially underwear, socks, and other items not normally hung in or otherwise stored in a closet.
	Chester Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England England. It is situated on the River Dee, Wales close to the border with Wales, and is one of the best-preserved walled cities in the country. It is the main settlement in the City of Chester local government district.
	Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was an Politics of the United States who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. Arthur was a member of the Republican Party and worked as a Law of the United States before becoming the 20th Vice President of the United States under James Garfield.
	Chester Nimitz Chester William Nimitz was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. He was the United States' leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939. He was his country's last surviving Fleet Admiral .
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	Chestnut Chestnuts , including the chinkapins, are a genus of eight or nine species of trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nut produced by these trees. Most are large trees to 20-40 m tall, but some species are smaller, often shrubby.
	Chestnut blight The chestnut blight is a fungus disease caused by the sac fungus , Cryphonectria parasitica , which has virtually eliminated the once-widespread American chestnut tree. The chestnut blight was accidentally introduced to North America around 1900-1908, either in imported chestnut lumber or in imported chestnut trees, and by 1940, mature American chestnut trees had been made virtually extinct by the disease.
	Chestnut oak The Chestnut oak is one of the chestnut oak subgroup of the white oaks, genus Quercus section Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan.
	Cheviot Hills The Cheviot Hills are a range of rolling hills straddling the England/Scotland border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The Cheviot is the highest hill in the range at 815 m. Other notable tops are Hedgehope Hill, Windy Gyle, Cushat Law and Bloodybush Edge.
	Chevron Chevron may refer to: *The general shape of a V character, or a triangular shape pointing up or more often, down. *The punctuation mark seen in Chinese language, Korean language and Japanese language, used to enclose vertically-written titles, acting as quotation mark.
	Chevrotain The four species of chevrotain, also known as mouse deer, make up the family Tragulidae. Chevrotains are small, secretive creatures, now found only in the tropical forests of Africa, India, and South-east Asia. They are the only living members of the infraorder Tragulina.
	Chewing gum Chewing gum is a type of confectionery which is designed to be chewed instead of swallowed. Traditionally, it was made of chicle, a natural latex product, although for reasons of economy and quality many modern chewing gums use petroleum-based polymers instead of chicle. Chicle is nonetheless still the base of choice for some regional markets, such as in Japan.
	Chewy Chewy is a defunct indie rock band from Lausanne, Switzerland. Their sound, which falls somewhere in the realm of noisy, melodic pop-rock, has been compared to bands like Dinosaur Jr., Superchunk, Placebo, and The Get Up Kids. They recorded one E.P. and two full-length albums during their lifespan: Chewy E.P., Whattookyousolong, and Somanydynamos.
	Cheyenne The Cheyenne are a Native Americans in the United States nation of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne nation is composed of two united tribes, the Sotaeo'o [no definite translation] and the Tsitsistas, which translates to "Like Hearted People". The name Cheyenne itself derives from a Sioux word meaning 'Little Cree'.
	Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a China military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang after the 1925 death of Sun Yat-sen. He commanded the Northern Expedition to unify China against the warlord eras and emerged victorious in 1928 as the overall leader of the Republic of China .
	Chiaroscuro An element in art, chiaroscuro is defined as a bold contrast between light and dark. The French use of the term, clair-obscur, was introduced by the seventeenth century art-critic Roger de Piles in the course of a famous argument on the relative merits of drawing and color in painting.( "Dbat sur le coloris" )
	Chic CHIC or chic may also refer to: *Chic means stylish or smart, as reflected in styles of fashion such as heroin chic or boho-chic. *For the disco band, see CHIC. *CHIC, a modular verifier for behavioral compatibility checking of hardware and software systems.
	Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States, with nearly 2.9 million people. Located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, it is the seat of Cook County.
	Chicane A chicane is a sequence of tight serpentine curves in a roadway, used in auto racing and on city streets to traffic calming. These are usually located after long straightaways, so that they are one of the best spots for overtaking in modern racing. Some tracks, such as Portland International Raceway, feature optional chicanes.
	Chicano Chicano is a cultural identity used primarily by people of Mexico descent in the United States. While its meaning has changed over time and varies regionally, it tends to refer to a Mexican American who has a strong sense of ethnic identity and an accompanying political consciousness.
	Chick Chick may refer to one of these topics: * A young bird * A young woman (See Also: Chic) In falconry, chick may mean:- *A day-old cockerel *A young bird of prey at the fluffy downy stage Chick could also be a reference to one of the following: * Harriette Chick, a British nutritionist
	Chickasaw The Chickasaws are a Native Americans in the United States people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. They are related to the Choctaws, who speak a language very similar to the Chickasaw language, both forming the Western Group of the Muskogean languages.
	Chicken A chicken is a type of domestication bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. It is believed to be descended from the wild Indian and south-east Asian Red Junglefowl. With a population of more than 24 billion in 2003 , there are more chickens in the world than any other bird.
	Chicken and Rice Chicken and Rice, also referred to as Platters, Chicken Guy, and Gyro Spot, is a street cart located on the corner of 53rd Street and 6th Avenue in New York City that primarily serves up platters of chicken and rice. The stand is only open from 7:30PM to 4AM. During this shift, the stand is typically operated by 3 to 4 men of Middle Eastern or South Asian descent.
	Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev is a dish of boneless chicken breast pounded and rolled around cold unsalted butter, then breaded and frying. As its popularity spread internationally, various seasonings have been added to the butter. Fresh peas and fried julienned potatoes are the traditional accompaniments to the dish in Ukraine.
	Chicken Out Chicken Out is an album by The Ziggens that was originally released in 1994 by Skunk Records and was rereleased on April 9, 1998 under Cornerstone R.A.S..
	Chicken soup Chicken soup is a soup made by boiling chicken parts or bones in water, with various vegetables and flavorings. The classic chicken soup consists of a clear broth, often served with small pieces of chicken or vegetables, or with noodles or dumplings, or grains such as rice and barley.
	Chicken wire Chicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire, generally used for making fences. It is made of thin, flexible galvanized wire, with hexagonal gaps of 1 inch diameter, though chicken wire with smaller gaps is also available. Chicken wire is also used as a matrix to hold cement or plaster, in a process known as stuccoing.
	Chickpea The chickpea, chick pea, garbanzo bean, ceci bean, bengal gram, chana or channa is an edible legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The plant is 20 to 50 cm high and has small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem. One seedpod contains two or three peas.
	Chicle Chicle is the natural gum from Manilkara chicle, a species of Manilkara. It is a tropical evergreen tree, native to southern North America and South America. It is the traditional material used in chewing gum. The Wrigley Company was a prominent user of this material.
	Chicory Chicory is the common name given to the flowering plants in genus Cichorium of the family Asteraceae. There are two cultivated species, and four to six wild species. Common chicory is a bushy perennial herb with blue or lavender flowers. It is originally from the Old World and was naturalized in North America, where it has become a roadside weed.
	Chief Joseph Chief Joseph was the Tribal chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce Native Americans in the United States during General Oliver O. Howard's attempt to Indian Removal his band and the other "non-treaty" Indians to a Indian reservation in Idaho.
	Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer is a Non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navy.
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	Chihuahua Chihuahua is a state in northwestern Mexico. With a mainland area of 244,938 km, it is the largest Mexican state. Although Chihuahua is primarily identified by its large desert areas, it has more forests than any other Mexican state. On the slope of the Sierra Madre mountains, there are vast prairies of short yellow grass, where most of the agricultural production of the state comes from.
	Chihuahuan Desert The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border. On the United States side it occupies the valleys and basins of central and southern New Mexico and Texas west of the Pecos River; south of the border, it covers the northern half of the Mexico Mexican state of Chihuahua and most of Coahuila.
	Child A child.Precise definitions vary; is the offspring, of any age, of two people.The American Heritage Dictionary defined a child as an individual who has not yet reached puberty. The term "child" is also a counterpart of parent: adults are the children of their parents despite their maturation beyond infancy; for example "Benjamin, aged 46, is the child of Tobias, aged 73".
	Child support In many countries, child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated. In family law, child support is often arranged as part of a divorce, legally separated, dissolution of marriage, annulment, determination of parentage or dissolution of a civil union and may supplement alimony
	Childbirth Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant from its mother's uterus. A woman is considered to be in labour when she begins experiencing regular, strong Contraction, accompanied by changes of her cervix — primarily effacement and Cervical dilation.
	Childe Hassam Frederick Childe Hassam was an United States Impressionism painter. He was born in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, and died in East Hampton, New York. Hassam left high school without graduating, and ended up working for a wood engraving.
	Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It borders Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast and Peru to the north.
	Chili con carne Chili con carne is a Spice stew-like dish, the essential ingredients of which are beef, pork, venison, or other mature meat, and chili peppers. Variations, either geographic or by personal preference may add tomatoes, onions, beans, and other ingredients.
	Chili pepper The chili pepper, chile pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chilli, chili or chile, is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The name comes from Nahuatl language via the Spanish language word chile.
	Chill Chill may refer to: * Chill * Chill * CHILL programming language * Chill, a British digital radio station * CHILL, a consortium of health libraries in London * Akhenaton, a French hip hop artist who uses Chill as one of his aliases * Chill, a Snowboarding video game for PlayStation One released by Eidos
	Chiller A Chiller is a machine that produces chilled water which is used to cool and dehumidify air in commercial and industrial facilities.
	Chilopsis Chilopsis is a genus of flowering plant, containing a single species, Chilopsis linearis. It is a small tree native to the Southwestern United States United States and Mexico. Despite the common name Desert-willow, given because of its willow-like leaves, it is actually a member of the bignonia family Bignoniaceae.
	Chimaera Chimaeras are Chondrichthyes in the order Chimaeriformes. They are related to the sharks and batoidea, and are sometimes called ghost sharks. Chimaeras live in temperate ocean floors and grow up to two metre long. Like other members of the class Chondrichthyes, chimaeras have a skeleton constructed of cartilage.
	Chimaphila Chimaphila is a genus of five species of small, evergreen, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are classified in the family Ericaceae, but were formerly placed in the segregate family Pyrolaceae. ;Species *Chimaphila japonica