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Caucasian
Caucasian may refer to:*Anything from the Caucasus region**Peoples of the Caucasus or Caucasian peoples, humans from the Caucasus region**Languages of the Caucasus, languages spoken in the Caucasus region

Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea

Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:

Caucusing
Caucusing is the practice where a portion of the membership of a voting body agrees to vote as a block, even though some members of the 'caucus' might be inclined to vote the other way.

Cauda (disambiguation)
Cauda may refer to:* tail, cauda is the Latin word for tail.* cauda, a feature of Conductus-style music* an aphid body part* Gavdos, a Greek island off the southern coast of Crete

Caudex
A caudex is a form of stem morphology appearing as a thickened, short, perennial stem that is either underground or near ground level . It may be swollen for the purpose of water storage, especially in xerophytes

Caught (1996 film)
Caught is a 1996 erotic thriller film about a drifter who disrupts the simple life of a fish market owner and his wife. The film was directed by Robert M. Young, and stars Edward James Olmos, Arie Verveen, María Conchita Alonso, and Bitty Schram.

Caught (disambiguation)
Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket.Caught may also refer to:* Caught , a 1949 American drama film* Caught , a 1996 erotic thriller film* Caught , an album by Teri DeSario

Caught in the Act (boy band)
Caught in the Act was a half English, half Dutch boy band. The band was established by record producer Cees van Leeuwen in 1993. There were four members of the group: Lee Baxter, Eloy de Jong, Bastiaan Ragas and Benjamin Boyce.

Caught in the Act (Goodies episode)
Caught in the Act is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies — a BAFTA-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.This episode is also known as "The Playgirl Club" and as "Compromising Photos".

Caul
A caul is a thin, filmy membrane, the amnion, that can cover a newborn's head and face immediately after birth.-Obstetrics:A child "born with the caul" has a portion of the amniotic sac or membrane remaining on the head. There are two types of cauls. The most common caul is adhered to the head and face, and looped around the ears of the infant

Caul (headgear)
A caul is a historical headress worn by women that covers tied-up hair. A fancy caul could be made of satin, velvet, fine silk or brocade, although a simple caul would commonly be made of white linen or cotton. The caul could be covered by a crespine or a mesh net to secure it from falling off.It is also the name of an Elizabethan hair net.

Cauldron
A cauldron or caldron is a large metal pot for cooking and/or boiling over an open fire, with a large mouth and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger.- Etymology :

Cauldron (album)
Cauldron is the first album from San Francisco's Fifty Foot Hose. The album is remarkable for featuring a variety of homemade synths, formed by the hands of bassist Louis "Cork" Marcheschi.-Track listing:#And After#If Not This Time#Opus 777

Cauldron (band)
Cauldron is a heavy metal band based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were formed in 2006 following the breakup of Goat Horn, with guitarist Brandon Wars leaving to form a new band, Zuku

Cauldron (disambiguation)
A cauldron is a large metal pot for cooking.Cauldron may also refer to:* Cauldron , 1968* Cauldron , 2008* Cauldron, novel by Jack McDevitt* Cauldron ,a 1993 novel by Larry Bond

Cauldron (novel)
Cauldron is a novel by Larry Bond that centers on a European financial crisis that leads to a military confrontation between the United States and France. The instrument of French imperialism in this novel is a transnational organization known as the European Confederation . EurCon is dominated by France and Germany and bears a disturbing resemblance to the European Union

Cauliflower
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed

Cauliflower ear
Cauliflower ear is a condition that occurs when the external portion of the ear suffers a blow, blood clot or other collection of fluid under the perichondrium

Cauna
Cauna is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.

CAUSA
CAUSA International is an anti-communist educational organization created in New York City in 1980 by members of the Unification Church at the suggestion of Rev. Sun Myung Moon. CAUSA was an acronym for "Confederation of the Associations for the Unification of the Societies of the Americas", and is also Spanish for "cause." In the 1980s CAUSA International was active in 21 countries

Causality
Causality is the relationship between an event and a second event , where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first.

Causation
Causation may refer to:* Causation , a key component to establish liability in both criminal and civil law* Causation in English law defines the requirement for liability in negligence

Causative
In linguistics, a causative is a form that indicates that a subject causes someone or something else to do or be something, or causes a change in state of a non-volitional event.

Cause of action
In the law, a cause of action is a set of facts sufficient to justify a right to sue to obtain money, property, or the enforcement of a right against another party. The term also refers to the legal theory upon which a plaintiff brings suit

Causerie
Causerie is a literary style of short informal essays mostly unknown in the English-speaking world. A causerie is generally short, light and humorous and is often published as a newspaper column . Often causerie is a current opinion piece, but it contains more verbal acrobatics and humor than a regular opinion or column

Caustic
Caustic may refer to:* Causticity, the property of a substance that causes corrosion** Sodium hydroxide, sometimes called caustic soda** Potassium hydroxide, sometimes called caustic potash** Calcium oxide, sometimes called caustic lime

Cauterization
The medical practice or technique of cauterization is the burning of part of a body to remove or close off a part of it in a process called cautery, which destroys some tissue, in an attempt to mitigate damage, remove an undesired growth, or minimize other potential medical harmful possibilities such as infections, when antibiotics are not available

Cauterize
Cauterize was an alternative rock band from Canada, active from 1995 to 2007.In 2003, Cauterize’s first single Something Beautiful was released, with its only music video, was broadcast on the web site muchloud.com

Caution
Caution may refer to:* A precautionary statement describing a potential hazard* A Police caution, an alternative to prosecution for a criminal offence in some countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia

Cava (disambiguation)
-Places:* Cava, Lleida, a Spanish municipality in the community of Catalonia* Cava, Orkney, one of the Orkney Islands* Cava de' Tirreni, Italian town and municipality of the province of Salerno

Cavalcade
Cavalcade may refer to:*Cavalcade, a horseback procession, parade, or mass trail ride*A huge parade*A huge procession*Suzuki GV1400 Cavalcade, a Suzuki luxury touring motorcycle available from 1985 to 1988 in North America

Cavalcade
A cavalcade is a procession or parade on horseback, or a mass trail ride by a company of riders. The focus of a cavalcade is participation rather than display; often, the participants do not wear costumes or ride in formation. Often, a cavalcade re-enacts an important historical event and follows a long distance trail

Cavalcade (horse)
Cavalcade was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.In the early 1930s, Bob Smith, a trainer with a history of spotting talent, had been hired by heiress Isabel Dodge Sloane to stock her newly formed Brookmeade Stable. A descendant of the 1893 English Triple Crown champion Isinglass, Cavalcade was purchased as a yearling for $1,200

Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration

Cavalier (album)
Cavalier is an album by Tom Brosseau, released in 2007.-Track listing:All songs written by Tom Brosseau.#"Amory"#"Brass Ring Blues"#"Committed to Memory"#"Brand New Safe"#"My Heart Belongs To The Sea"#"My Peggy Dear"

Cavalier (comics)
The Cavalier is a fictional supervillain in the DC Comics universe. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #81, , and was created by Don Cameron and Bob Kane.-Mortimer Drake:

Cavalier (Nedor)
The Cavalier was a fictional character that appeared in comic books published by Nedor Comics. His first appearance was in Thrilling Comics #53 . The Cavalier was later revived by Alan Moore for his work at America's Best Comics.

Cavalla
-Fish:* A vernacular name used for several fish species in the families Carangidae and Scombridae:** Crevalle jack Caranx hippos ** Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus ** Chub mackerel Scomber japonicus

Cavalli
Cavalli may refer to:*Francesco Cavalli, an Italian 17th century composer*Roberto Cavalli, an Italian fashion designer*Johan Cavalli, a French footballer*Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, a population geneticist*Molly Cavalli , an American porn star

Cavallo (island)
Cavallo is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea located between Corsica and Sardinia.- Geography :Cavallo is the only inhabited island of the Lavezzi Archipelago, 2.3km from the Corsican coast , close to the Strait of Bonifacio. It is about 13km from Sardinia. The island is French territory, though it belonged to Italy in the past

Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms

Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Cavan County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-History:

Cavano
Cavano is a village in Ancuabe District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.-External links:*

Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the environment which surrounds the caves

Cave In
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent metalcore scene. After this release, the band started experimenting with other genres

Caveat
Caveat , the third-person singular present subjunctive of the Latin cavere, means "warning" ; it can be shorthand for Latin phrases such as:

Caveat (horse)
Caveat was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bred in Maryland) by Ryehill Farm, he was sired by Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade out of The Axe II mare, Cold Hearted

Caveat emptor
Caveat emptor is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". Generally, caveat emptor is the property law doctrine that controls the sale of real property after the date of closing.- Explanation :

Caveman
A caveman or troglodyte is a stock character based upon widespread concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans may have looked and behaved

CAVEman
CAVEman is a 4D high-resolution model of a functioning human elaborated by University of Calgary. It resides in a cube-shaped virtual reality room, like a cave, also known as the "research holodeck", in which the human model floats in space, projected from three walls and the floor below.-External links:* * *

Caveman (disambiguation)
A caveman is a popular stylized characterization of how early humans or hominids looked and behaved. A cave dweller is a real human being who lives in a cave or under a cliff.Caveman and/or Cavemen can also describe the following.-Characters:

Caveman (electronic game)
Caveman was a handheld electronic game made by TOMY. It came in 3 different colors, red, gold and white/orange. Radio Shack sold it under the Tandy brand name for $39.95. Sold in the UK under the Grandstand name. Its screen was VFD and ran on 4 C batteries. Its model # was 7613.-External links:* at the Handheld Museum

CAVEman (image)
CAVEman is a movable "4D" image of the human body created by the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine to help with the study of the genetics of diseases.

Cavemen (TV series)
Cavemen is an American comedy-drama show which ran on ABC from October 2, 2007 to November 13, 2007. The show was created by Joe Lawson and set in San Diego, California

Caven
-People:*Albert Cavens -Belgian-American silent film actor*Ingrid Caven - German film actress*Jamie Caven - English darts player*John Caven -Canadian politician*Jurgen Cavens - Belgian footballer

Caverns (novel)
Caverns is a 1989 novel written collaboratively as an experiment by Ken Kesey and a creative writing class that he taught at the University of Oregon. The cover of the book says it was written by O.U. Levon—the name of this supposed author, spelled backwards, is "novel U.O."

Caviar
Caviar, sometimes called black caviar, is a luxury delicacy, consisting of processed, salted, non-fertilized sturgeon roe. The roe can be "fresh" or pasteurized, the latter having much less culinary and economic value.

Caviar (disambiguation)
Caviar, sometimes Kaviar is, primarely, the name given to the luxury delicacy consisting of processed, salted, non-fertilized sturgeon roe.It may also refer to:*Caviar , United States pop rock band**Caviar , their debut album

Cavil
Cavil may refer to:* John Cavil, a fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series* Kwame Cavil , Canadian Football League wide receiver

Cavitand
A cavitand is a container shaped molecule. The cavity of the cavitand allows it to engage in host-guest chemistry with guest molecules of a complementary shape and size. Examples include cyclodextrins, calixarenes, pillararenes and cucurbiturils.

Cavity
A cavity is a hole. It may refer to:*Dental cavity, damage to the structure of teeth*Body cavity, a fluid filled space in many animals where organs typically develop*Cavity wall, a wall consisting of two skins with a cavity.

Cavity (band)
Cavity was an American sludge metal band from Miami, Florida. They formed in 1992 and broke up around 2003. Steve Brooks and Juan Montoya would go on to play in Torche and Floor

Cavity quantum electrodynamics
Cavity quantum electrodynamics is the study of the interaction between light confined in a reflective cavity and atoms or other particles, under conditions where the quantum nature of light photons is significant

CAWS
CAWS may refer to:* an acronym for the Chicago Area Water System, administered by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago* an acronym for the Common Arrangement of Work Sections* an acronym for the Continuous Automatic Warning System

Cay
A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people

Cayenne
Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "Ferit Aurum Industria" which means "Work brings wealth"

Cayenne (disambiguation)
Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana.Cayenne also may refer to:* Cayenne pepper* Cayenne * "Cayenne" , by the Beatles* Porsche Cayenne, auto modelSoftware:* Apache Cayenne* Cayenne

Cayenne (mascot)
Cayenne is the official mascot of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns athletic teams. He is an anthropomorphic Cayenne pepper .

Cayenne (song)
"Cayenne" is an instrumental track by The Beatles. It was recorded by the band in 1960, when they were still known as The Quarrymen, and not officially released until its inclusion on the 1995 album Anthology 1.