Child welfare, any of various programs, services and, institutions designed to administer to the well-being of children. Chile, country on the Pacific coast of South America, stretching 2, mi 1, km from its northern borders with Peru and Bolivia to Cape Horn at the tip of the continent. Chile is narrow, sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean to the west and Argentina to the east; the average distance across the country is only mi 68 km.
The Andes Mountains run along the eastern length of the country, andโฆ. Chillicothe pop. Chimborazo, inactive volcanic mountain in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes, located in central Ecuador about mi km from the Pacific Coast. Chimera, in Greek mythology, fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail. China, officially the People's Republic of China, world's most populous country and the third-largest in area.
Chinese, major language of the Sino-Tibetan family, with more native speakers over million than any other language in the world. Chinese cabbage, common generic name for pak-choi, pe-tsiao, and wong bok, cabbagelike vegetables of the mustard family with wide, thick leaves on a celerylike stalk used raw in salads and cooked in casseroles and Chinese-style dishes.
Chinese literature, among the world's oldest and greatest, Chinese literary works can be traced back almost 3, years. Literature was not considered a separate art form and all cultured people were expected to write with style. As a result, literary topics include history, politics, philosophy, religion, and science.
Historically, government service was the most prestigious vocation in Chโฆ. Chinook, warm, dry, westerly wind occurring in winter and spring on the Rocky Mountain eastern slopes. Chipmunk, any of various small, striped ground-living rodents genera Tamias and Eutamias of the squirrel family. Chippendale, Thomas โ79 , English cabinetmaker whose elegant, individual style blended aspects of Gothic, Rococo, and Chinoiserie. Chippewa, or Ojibwa, one of the largest Algonquian-speaking tribes of Native Americans, traditionally living in woodland areas around Lakes Superior and Huron, and to the west.
