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Asturian language
Asturian (asturianu, bable), an Asturleonese Romance language of Asturias, Spain, with about 100,000 speakers, three dialects, protected but non-official status, and an academy since 1980.
Asturias
Asturias (Principado de Asturias), a single-province autonomous community in northern Spain with capital Oviedo, former mining and steel region now in green transition, 1.9% of Spanish GDP, protected Asturian language, 400 km Atlantic coast, and recent population growth.
Asturica (Augusta)
Asturica Augusta, also Asturica, the Roman city at modern Astorga, León, Spain. Founded from a Legio X Gemina camp during the Cantabrian Wars, it became capital of the Conventus Asturum and hub of roads including the Via XVII and Vía de la Plata.
Astute Medical
Astute Medical was a San Diego in vitro diagnostics company founded in 2007 by former Biosite executives, best known for the FDA-cleared NephroCheck test for acute kidney injury risk.
Astute-class submarine
The Astute class, also known as the Astute class submarines, is a class of seven nuclear-powered attack submarines built for the Royal Navy by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness.
Astuwatamanzas
Astuwatamanzas, also read Astuwalamanza, was an early Iron Age ruler of Carchemish on the Euphrates in northern Syria, of the house of Suhi, dated to about the 10th century BC.
Astyages
Astyages, known in Akkadian as Ištumegu, was the last king of Media, son of Cyaxares, who reigned from about 585 to 550 BC until Cyrus II captured his capital Ecbatana.
Astyanax
Astyanax (Ἀστυάναξ), also Scamandrius, is the infant son of Hector and Andromache in Greek mythology; "lord of the city" by name, he was killed at Troy's fall, flung from the walls by Neoptolemus or, in other versions, by Odysseus.
Astypalaea Linea
Astypalaea Linea is an 810 km right-lateral strike-slip fault near Europa's south pole, discovered on Voyager 2 images by Tufts, with 42 km of offset driven by tidal walking, unlike any other Europan linea.
Astypalaia (settlement)
Astypalaia (Αστυπάλαια), also Stampalia, ancient settlement on the hill of modern Chora, capital of an independent Dodecanese island state; known for the Kylindra infant pot-burial cemetery and Querini castle.
Astypalaia/Isthmos
Astypalaia/Isthmos (Ἀστυπάλαια, Ἰσθμός): ancient town in southwest Kos near Kefalos and Kamares bay; a polis before 366/5 BC, then the Koan deme of Isthmos with three tribes; distinct from the island Astypalaia.
Asu Almabayev
Asu Almabayev (Асу Алмабаев), nicknamed Zulfikhar, is a Kazakh UFC flyweight mixed martial artist born 1994; pro record 24-3, UFC 7-1, former NFC and M-1 Global champion, back-taking grappler.
Asude Kalebek
Asude Kalebek (Asude Selma Kalebek), Turkish actress born 1999, Bogazici University translation graduate; known as Rasel in Netflix's The Club, Naz in Sakla Beni, and Melek in atv's A.B.İ.
Asuene Inc.
Asuene Inc. (アスエネ株式会社) is a Tokyo-based climate-tech company founded in October 2019 by Kohei Nishiwada, selling the ASUENE carbon-accounting cloud used by more than 22,000 companies.
Asuka (明日華) (wrestler)
Asuka (アスカ), real name Kanako Urai (浦井佳奈子), born 1981, is a Japanese WWE wrestler, formerly Kana in Japan. First Women's Royal Rumble winner, 914-day undefeated streak, 523-day NXT Women's Championship reign, WWE Grand Slam Champion.
Asuka Itabuki Palace
Asuka Itabuki Palace (飛鳥板蓋宮, Asuka Itabuki no Miya) was Empress Kōgyoku's palace in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, and the site of the Isshi Incident of 645, which opened the Taika Reform.
Asuka Kiyomihara Code
The Asuka Kiyomihara Code (飛鳥浄御原令) was a 22-volume administrative legal code of ancient Japan, ordered in 681 and issued in 689 under Empress Jitō; its contents are almost unknown today.
Asuka Kiyomihara Palace
The Asuka Kiyomihara Court (飛鳥浄御原宮) was the imperial palace complex at Asuka, in Nara Prefecture, serving as Japan's seat of government under Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō from 673 to 694.
Asuka Langley Soryu (惣流・アスカ・ラングレー)
Asuka Langley Soryu (惣流・アスカ・ラングレー), also romanized Soryu Asuka Langley, is the Second Child and pilot of Evangelion Unit-02 in Neon Genesis Evangelion; a quarter-German prodigy distinguished from the Rebuild-film version Asuka Shikinami Langley.
Asuka period
The Asuka period (飛鳥時代) is the era of Japanese history from 592 to 710, named for the Asuka district south of Nara where imperial palaces stood.
Asuka Saitō (齋藤飛鳥)
Asuka Saitō (齋藤飛鳥), born 1998 in Tokyo, is a Japanese actress and model, former first-generation Nogizaka46 member (2011-2023), first center on "Hadashi de Summer", and 48th Japan Academy Prize New Actor Award winner for Oshi no Ko -The Final Act-.
Asukadera
Asukadera (飛鳥寺), also known as Hōkōji, was Japan's first full-scale Buddhist temple, founded by Soga no Umako in Asuka and completed in 596 with Baekje craftsmen.
Asukai Masatsune
Asukai Masatsune (飛鳥井雅経, 1170–1221), also called Fujiwara no Masatsune, was a Japanese court noble and waka poet who helped compile the Shin Kokin Wakashū in 1205.
Asulam
Asulam (methyl sulfanilylcarbamate; sodium salt asulam-sodium, Asulox) is a selective carbamate herbicide, the only DHPS folic-acid-synthesis inhibitor, used against bracken, docks, and grass weeds; EU non-approved 2024, UK use ended 2023.
Asulam sodium
Asulam sodium (asulam-sodium, Asulox) is the sodium salt of the carbamate herbicide asulam, a dihydropteroate synthase inhibitor used mainly for bracken control; registered in the US since 1975, not approved in the EU since 2024.
Asuna (Sword Art Online)
Asuna (Yuuki Asuna, 結城明日奈) is the heroine of Sword Art Online: sub-leader of the Knights of the Blood, nicknamed "Flash," Kirito's lover, voiced by Haruka Tomatsu, and user of the Stacia super-account in Alicization.
Asunaprevir
Asunaprevir (BMS-650032, Sunvepra) is a Bristol-Myers Squibb HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor for chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C, approved in Japan July 2014 for use with daclatasvir as the first interferon-free all-oral regimen.
Asunción
Asunción, capital of Paraguay on the Paraguay River, founded 15 August 1537 by Juan de Salazar y Espinoza; known as the mother of cities, seat of all three government branches, and a growing metropolitan area of about 3.5 million facing flood challenges.
Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, also known as Aeropuerto Internacional Silvio Pettirossi, is Paraguay's main international airport, serving the capital, Asunción, with its current terminal opened in 1980.
Asuncionico
Asuncionico is a music festival held in Asunción and Luque, Paraguay, first staged in March 2015, with line-ups spanning rock, pop, urban music, and electronic dance music.