Términos

General term for offices, departments, or other branches or representatives that are no longer in existence, but formerly had authority to oversee, direct, manage, and administer on behalf of an institution or other group.

Divisions of a political entity, of any administrative level, that formerly were in place but are now defunct.

Natural depressions or courses in the Earth's surface that in the past have been filled with water but currently are not filled with water or otherwise do not exist.

Communities of any size that formerly existed but are now disbanded or abandoned. For communities for which the location is unknown, use "lost settlements."

Political entities that worked or governed together, but are historical and no longer exist. Examples are Etruria and the Hanseatic League.

Land that was formerly an island but is now submerged or no longer surrounded by water.

Large areas of land that were formerly surrounded by water, such as continents and islands, but now are submerged or otherwise no longer exist as such.

Features that comprised physical geography, but now no longer exist or are changed from their earlier form.

General term for political entities considered of the highest order or level in a political hierarchical arrangement, but where the entity is historical and no longer exists. Examples are former nations, states, or empires, such as the Byzantine Empire.

Cultura, estilo y periodo de un estado de los Dieciséis Reinos, florecido entre el 351 y el 394. Fue fundado por Fu Jian, del pueblo Di.

Reservoirs that have been drained or otherwise no longer exist.

Structures, which are constructions of any kind artificially fabricated, that no longer exist. Examples include structures known from archaeological evidence or historical records, but now destroyed or lost. For structures that exist in ruins or are abandoned, use "abandoned structures."

Historic territories, colonies, or dependencies.

Titles or names by which a work or other entity was known in the past, but by which it is no longer known or which is considered otherwise outdated.

Qualifier used to refer to an attribution that had been accepted in the past, but is no longer generally held to be valid (e.g., formerly attributed to Yan Wengui (Chinese, active ca. 970-1030)).

Nervaduras, generalmente decorativas, que se encuentra en un espacio abovedado colindante con una pared.

A carboxylic acid found naturally in ants and stinging nettles, formic acid is used industrially in textile dyeing, leather tanning, and in the manufacture of insecticides and other products. Formic acid is also encountered as a corrosive agent, deleterious to metals.

Marca registrada para un tipo de laminado plástico producido comercialmente y constituido al unir capas de materiales tales como esterilla, vidrio, papel o lino mediante resinas termofraguables.

Members of a family of around 10,000 species of insects that are social, live in colonies often having three castes, have a large head, a slender, oval abdomen joined to the thorax by a small waist, one one or two finlike extensions running across the thin waist region, and elbowed antennae.