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The national language of Afghanistan is the East ... tae kwon do Korean art of unarmed combat that is based on the earlier form of Korean self-defense ... Taechong dam (from the article "Kum River") ...River is 249 miles (401 km) long and is navigable for 81 miles (130 km; ... Taedong River river, southern North Korea, rising in the Nangnim Mountains in Hamgyong-nam do (province). It flows ... [1 Related Articles] Taegu city and provincial capital, Kyongsang-puk do (province), southeastern South Korea. Taegu is Korea's third largest ... [2 Related Articles] taegum large transverse bamboo flute with a distinctive sound, widely used in Korean music. The [1 Related Articles] Taejon city and provincial capital, Ch'ungch'ong-nam do (province), southeastern South Korea. Taejon has the status of ... [2 Related Articles] tael a Chinese unit of weight that, when applied to silver, was long used as a ... Taenia (from the article "Taenia") genus of tapeworms parasitic in mammals. 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