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Waka logo #10101) Hawaiian goddess 2) Japanese feminine given name 3) Maori canoe
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WAKA logo #21000[TV] WAKA is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Alabama`s River Region that is licensed to Selma. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42 (or virtual channel 8.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Gordonville. Owned by Bahakel Communications, WAKA is sister to CW affiliate WBMM and ABC affiliate WNCF. Ho...
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Waka logo #21000[poetry] ==Etymology== The word waka has two different but related meanings: the original meaning was `poetry in Japanese` and encompassed several genres such as chōka and sedōka (discussed below); the later, more common definition refers to poetry in a 5-7-5-7-7 metre. Up to and during the compilation of the Man`yōshū in the eighth cen...
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Waka logo #21003(from the article `Anthropology and Archaeology`) Waka`, an important Maya centre located about 60 km (37 mi) west of Tikal in northern Guatemala, was founded as early as 500 and reached its peak ...
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waka logo #21003(from the article `Polynesian culture`) The levels of the branches off the main line assumed different levels of importance in various Polynesian societies. In New Zealand, for example, ...
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waka logo #21003Japanese poetry, specifically the court poetry of the 6th to the 14th century, including such forms as the chka and sedka, in contrast to such later ... [3 related articles]
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Waka logo #22385A Japanese genre of poetry closely related to the tanka, consisting of alternate five- and seven-syl
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