South West Africa South-West Africa was the name of what is today the Republic of Namibia. As a German colony from 1884 it was known as German South-West Africa . Germany had a difficult time administering the territory, which experienced many insurrections, especially those led by guerilla leader Jakobus Morenga.
	South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county and Ceremonial counties of England county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. As a ceremonial county, it borders onto Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
	Southeast Southeast is the Ordinal directions halfway between south and east. It the opposite of northwest. South East or Southeast can refer to: *American South, a geographic region in the United States that contains the largest population of any region in the country
	Southeast Asia Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically east of India but south of China. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activity. Southeast Asia consists of two geographic sections: the Asian mainland, and Island arcs and archipelagoes to the east and southeast.
	Southeastern United States The Southeastern United States refers to a region in the southeastern part of the United States. It usually consists of the following states: * Alabama * Florida * Georgia * Louisiana * Mississippi * North Carolina * South Carolina * Tennessee * Arkansas
	Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based cooperative ministry agency serving Baptist churches around the world. The words Southern Baptist Convention refer both to the denomination and its annual meeting of delegates. The SBC is the largest Baptist group in the world and the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, claiming more than 16.3 million members.
	Southern flounder The southern flounders are a small family of flounders found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. Their bodies are greatly compressed, with both eyes on the left side of the head. The caudal fin is separate, and the pectoral fins are rudimentary or entirely absent; none of the fins have spines.
	Southern Flying Squirrel The Southern Flying Squirrel is one of two species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America. It is found in deciduous and mixed woods in the eastern half of North America, from southeastern Canada, to Florida, USA. Disjunct populations of this species also have been recorded from the highlands of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
	Southern Hemisphere The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet's surface that is south of the equator. On Earth it contains five continents as well as four oceans. Summer is from December to February and winter from June to August. The Southern Hemisphere is significantly less polluted than the Northern Hemisphere due to lower overall population densities, lower levels of industrialisation and smaller land masses.
	Southern live oak Southern live oak is an evergreen or nearly evergreen oak tree, Quercus virginiana, native to the southeastern United States. A large number of other common names are used for this tree, including Virginia live oak, Bay live oak, Scrub live oak, Plateau oak, Plateau live oak, Escarpment live oak, and encino.
	Southern magnolia The Southern magnolia, also known as bull bay, is a magnolia native to the Southeastern United States United States, from coastal North Carolina south to central Florida, and west to East Texas. It is a medium to large tree 20-30 m tall with a striking appearance, both in leaf and in bloom.
	Southern Red Oak The Southern Red Oak, also known as Spanish Oak, is an oak in the List of Quercus species section of the Quercus genus Lobatae, native to the southeast of the United States. It occurs on dry or sandy upland sites from southern New York south to central Florida and west to southern Missouri and eastern Texas.
	Southern Rhodesia |- | |} Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. The "Southern" was dropped from normal usage in 1964 and Rhodesia became the name of the country until the creation of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979.
	Southernwood Southernwood, Lad's Love, Southern Wormwood, or Lemon Plant, is a flowering plant, Artemisia abrotanum. The plant is related to Wormwood and other members of the genus Artemisia. It has a strong camphor-like odour. It forms a small bushy shrub, which is widely cultivated by gardeners.
	Southers Southers are the "good guys" fighting the Norts in Rogue Trooper. Their country is called the Souther Confederacy. They receive orders from Milli-com their military command complex. It was the Souther army scientists who developed the G.I.s in an attempt to produce a soldier more suited to the toxic conditions on Nu-Earth.
	Southwest Southwest is the ordinal directions halfway between south and west, the opposite of northeast. Southwest or south west may also refer to: * The Southwest United States * Southwest China * South West region of Western Australia
	Southwestern United States The southwestern United States is a region of the western United States, warmer than the northern states and drier than the eastern states. Its population is less dense than neighboring areas, and with significant Spanish American, Mexican American, and Native Americans in the United States populations, it is also more ethnically varied than neighboring areas.
	Souvenir A souvenir is an object that is treasured for the memory associated with it. This is analogous to the psychology exploitation of classical conditioning. For example, if a traveller buys a souvenir on a memorable vacation, he or she will most likely associate the souvenir with the vacation.
	Souvlaki Souvlaki is a popular Cuisine of Greece fast food consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables Broiling on a skewer. It may be served on the skewer for eating out of hand, in a pita sandwich with garnishes and sauces, or on a dinner plate, often with pilaf.
	Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. From 1945 until its dissolution in 1991 it was, along with the United States, one of the world's two superpowers.
	Soweto Soweto is an urban area in Regions of Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. Its name is an English language Abbreviation#Syllabic_abbreviation, short for South Western Townships.
	Soy sauce Soy sauce or soya sauce is a fermentation sauce made from soybeans , roasted cereal, water and NaCl. The sauce, originating in China, is commonly used in East and Southeast Asian cuisine and appears in some Western cuisine dishes, especially as an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce.
	Soybean The soybean or soya bean is a species of legume native to eastern Asia. It is an annual plant that may vary in growth habit and height. It may grow prostrate, not growing higher than 20 cm , or even stiffly erect up to 2 meters in height. The pods, stems, and leaves are covered with fine brown or gray pubescence.
	Space Age The Space Age is a contemporary period encompassing the activities related to the space race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events.
	Space bar Space bar is a key on an alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar in the lowermost row, significantly wider than other keys. Its main purpose is to conveniently enter the space, e.g., between words during typing. Users typically use their thumbs to press it. It is large enough so that a thumb from either hand can use it easily.
	Space Cadet Space Cadet is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Space Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story at first appears to be a fairly imaginative and remarkably detailed exercise in translating the standard military-academy story into outer space: a boy from Iowa goes to recruit training, sees action and adventure, shoulders responsibilities far beyond his experience, and becomes a man.
	Space Cadets Space Cadets was a United Kingdom television program made by Zeppotron for Channel 4. Presented by Johnny Vaughan, it was aired across ten consecutive nights beginning on 7 December 2005, with the final episode aired on the evening of 16 December 2005. It was accompanied by a behind the scenes sister show Space Cadets: The Satellite Show, with interviews and phone-ins.
	Space capsule A space capsule is an often manned spacecraft which has a simple shape for the main section, without any wings or other features to create lift during atmospheric reentry. Capsules have been used in most of the manned space programs to date, including the Project Mercury and Project Gemini programs, as well as in Project Apollo and Soyuz programme.
	Space Shuttle NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System , is the United States government's current Human spaceflight launch vehicle. The winged shuttle orbiter is launched vertically, usually carrying five to seven astronauts and up to 50,000 Pound of payload into low earth orbit.
	Space station A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. So far only low earth orbit stations are implemented, also known as orbital stations. A space station is distinguished from other manned spacecraft by its lack of major spacecraft propulsion or landing facilities — instead, other vehicles are used as transport to and from the station.
	Spacecraft A spacecraft is a vehicle designed to operate beyond the surface of the Earth in outer space. Spacecraft may either be Unmanned space missions or Manned space missions. Spacecraft are designed for a variety of missions which may include Telecommunications, Earth observation satellite, Weather satellite, Navigation, Planetary science, Space tourism and Space warfare.
	Spaced Spaced is a United Kingdom television situation comedy written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, directed by Edgar Wright, and broadcast on Channel 4. It is notable for its rapid-fire editing and almost constant dropping of popular culture references.
	Spade A spade is a tool designed primarily for the purpose of digging or removing earth.
	Spadework Spadework is a novel by Canada writer Timothy Findley set in the theater world of Stratford, Ontario. It was first published in Canada by HarperCollins Publishers in 2001.
	Spadix In botany, a spadix is a type of raceme: an inflorescence with small flowers crowded on a thickened, fleshy axis. The term is applied to certain monocotyledons, especially members of the Family Araceae called arums or aroids. In these flower heads there is typically also a spathe present: a large, usually showy and solitary, bract that either subtends or partially encloses the spadix.
	Spaghetti Spaghetti is a long, thin form of pasta. It is versatile, popular, and available throughout the Western world. Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian language word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of "spago," meaning "thin string" or "twine". The word "spaghetti" can be literally translated as "little strings."
	Spaghetti Junction Spaghetti Junction is a colloquial name for several road junctions: * Gravelly Hill Interchange, the intersection of the M6 motorway, A38(M) motorway A38 road and A5127 road in Birmingham, England. * Tom Moreland Interchange, the intersection of the major roadways Interstate 85 and Interstate 285 just northeast of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
	Spaghetti Western Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian cinema. Originally they had in common the Italian language, low budgets, and a recognizable highly fluid, violent, minimalist cinematography that eschewed many of the conventions of earlier Westernspartly intentionally, partly as a result of the work being done in a different cultural background and with limited funds.
	Spain Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a European parliamentary monarchy. It is the largest of the three sovereign nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula—the others are Portugal and Andorra—located in Southern Europe. To the west and to the south of Galicia , Spain borders Portugal.
	Spalacidae Spalacidae is a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes blind mole rats, bamboo rats, root rats, and zokors. This family represents the oldest split in the Muroidea superfamily, and is comprised of animals adapted to a subterranean way of life.
	Spall Spall are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body.
	Spandau Spandau is the westernmost Boroughs of Berlin of Berlin, situated at the Confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel. It encompasses an area of 91.91 Square kilometer and has about 226.100 inhabitants. Its current mayor is Konrad Birkholz.
	Spandex Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is stronger and more durable than rubber, its major non-synthetic competitor. It was invention in 1959 by DuPont chemist Joseph Shivers. When first introduced it revolutionized many areas of the clothing industry.
	Spandrel A spandrel is originally a term from Architecture, but has more recently been given an analogous meaning in Evolutionary biology. Architecturally, a spandrel is the space between two arches or between an arch and a rectangular enclosure. In evolutionary biology, a spandrel is a phenotype characteristic that evolved as a side effect of a true adaptation.
	Spaniel A Spaniel is a group of gun dog dog breed. Spaniels are generally smaller dogs with longer coats and drop ears whose job is to assist with bird hunting. Spaniels have the primary purposes of flushing game from dense undergrowth and retrieving game after it has been shot. Different breeds reflect different emphasis on the dogs' uses.
	Spanish Spanish may refer to: * Things relating to Spain, a country in Europe * Spanish language, a Romance language * Spanish people , an ethnic group de:Spanisch pt:Espanhol sk:panielsky th:????
	Spanish Armada ------ The Spanish Armada or "Great/Grand Armada" or "The Mother of all armada"(Spanish language: Grande y Felicísima Armada, "large and most fortunate navy"; but called by the English, with ironic intention, la Armada Invencible, "the Invincible Fleet") refers to the Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in 1588, with the intention of escorting an invading army across the southern North Sea, near the Strait of Dover.
	Spanish Broom Spanish Broom, also known as Weaver's Broom, is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils. It is the sole species in the genus Spartium, but is closely related to the other broom in the genera Cytisus and Genista.
	Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939, was a conflict in which the Nationalists, led by General Francisco Franco, defeated the Loyalists or Republicans of the Second Spanish Republic. The Loyalists received weapons and volunteers from the Soviet Union, the international Communist movement, and the International Brigades, while the Nationalists were supported by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
	Spanish fly The Spanish fly is an emerald-green beetle in the family Meloidae, Lytta vesicatoria. It is 15 mm to 22 mm long and 5 mm to 8 mm wide, and lives on plants in the families Caprifoliaceae and Oleaceae. The beetle contains up to 5% cantharidin which irritates animal tissues.
	Spanish Inquisition The Spanish Inquisition was established, in 1478, by Ferdinand and Isabella to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. It was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabel II. The Inquisition, as an ecclesiastical tribunal, had jurisdiction only over baptized Christians.
	Spanish Moss Spanish moss closely resembles its namesake, yet is not a moss at all. Instead, it is a flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae that grows hanging from tree branches in full sun or partial shade. It ranges from the southeastern United States to Argentina, growing wherever the climate is warm enough and has a relatively high average humidity.
	Spanish people The Spanish people or Spaniards are the ethnic group or nation native to Spain, in the Iberian Peninsula of southwestern Europe. Substantial populations descended from Spanish colonists also exist in other parts of the world, most notably in Latin America.
	Spanish peseta The peseta was the former currency of Spain and, along with the French franc, of Andorra until 1999. It was originally divided into 100 cntimos or, informally, 4 reales. It is also the term used in Puerto Rico for a Quarter. The peseta was introduced in the second half of the 19th Century when Spain was preparing to join the Latin Monetary Union.
	Spanish Sahara Spanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled as a territory by Spain in 1884-1975.
	Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War took place in 1898 and resulted in the United States gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The US lost 379 troops in combat and over 5,000 to disease. As a result of the war, Cuba would be declared independent in 1902.
	Spar In sailing, a spar is a round pole of timber or metal, used on a sailing ship. In modern usage it almost always refers to the Mast, but historically the term was also used for Boom_(sailing)s, gaffs, yardarm, etc. Spars of all types are used in the rigging of sailing ships to resist compressive stress and bending forces, and to provide support for the sails.
	SPAR SPAR is an international retail franchise comprising over 17,500 convenience stores in 34 operating regions. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932, and operated on a principal similar to co-operative stores elsewhere - retailers would group together to get bulk discounts from suppliers/wholesalers.
	Sparaxis Sparaxis is a genus in the family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape.
	Sparganiaceae Sparganiaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists. The APG II system, of 2003, also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots.
	Sparganium Sparganium is a genus of flowering plants, containing about 20 species in temperate regions of both the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemispheres. It is the only genus in the family Sparganiaceae. The plants are perennial marsh plants that can grow to anything between 0.2-3.5 m, with epicene flowers.
	Sparidae The Sparidae is a family of fish, included in the order Perciformes. The fishes of the family are commonly called porgies. The sheepshead is a species in this family.Category:Sparidae de:Meerbrassen fr:Sparidae lt:Juriniai karosai nl:Zeebrasem
	Spark The word spark has several meanings: * In electricity, "spark" usually refers to a momentary electrostatic discharge across a spark gap. It can also refer to a continuous electric arc or a corona discharge. * A spark may be a small airborne wiktionary:Special:Search/Ember or particle of glowing, hot metal from a fire, grinding machine, the heat from an electric spark as above, the impact of flint and steel, or the like.
	Spark arrester A spark arrester is a device intended to prevent combustible materials, usually sparks or other tiny flaming debris, from escaping into other areas. They are most commonly used in conjunction with vehicle, as well as improving safety within fireplaces, and various electrical wiring.
	Spark gap A spark gap consists of an arrangement of two Conductor electrodes separated by a gap usually filled with a gas such as air. When a suitable voltage is supplied, a spark forms, ionizing the gas and drastically reducing its electrical resistance. An electric current then flows until the path of ionized gas is broken or the current reduces below a minimum value called the 'holding current'.
	Spark plug A spark plug is an electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of some internal combustion engines and ignites compressed Particulate gasoline by means of an electric spark. Spark plugs have an insulated center electrode which is connected by a heavily insulated wire to an ignition coil or magneto circuit on the outside, forming, with a grounded terminal on the base of the plug, a spark gap inside the cylinder.
	Sparkler A sparkler is a type of hand-held fireworks that burns slowly while emitting colored flames, sparks, and many effects. The "classic" type of sparkler consists of a thin metal rod approximately one foot long that has been dipped in a thick batter of pyrotechnic composition and allowed to dry.
	Sparkling wine Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide results from natural fermentation, either in a bottle as with the mthode champenoise, or in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved, as in the charmat process.
	Sparring Sparring is a form of training common to many martial arts. Although the precise form varies, it is relatively free-form fighting, with enough rules, customs, or agreements to make injuries unlikely. By extension, argumentative debate is sometimes called "verbal sparring". The physical nature of sparring naturally varies with the nature of the skills it is intended to develop; sparring in a striking art such as Savate will normally begin with the players at opposite corners of a ring and will be stopped if they clinch.
	Sparrow This article is about "true sparrows," the Old World sparrows in the family Passeridae. Sparrows are small passerine birds. The differences between sparrow species can be subtle. In general, sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or greyish birds with short tails and stubby powerful beaks.