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Centauri (Babylon 5)

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The Centauri are a humanoid species in the fictional universe of the Babylon 5 television series. [1]

65 relations: Alpha Centauri, Babylon 5, Babylon 5: The Gathering, Baseball metaphors for sex, Born to the Purple, British Empire, Canon (fiction), Card game, Celiac plexus, Circulatory system, Civilizations in Babylon 5, Constitutional monarchy, Delenn, Dilgar War, Drakh, Earth Alliance (Babylon 5), Emperor, Emperor Cartagia, First Ones, Heart, Hip, Humanoid, Insemination, Interregnum, Interstellar Alliance, J. Michael Straczynski, Jesús Salvador Treviño, John Sheridan (Babylon 5), Jumpgate, Kidney, Larry DiTillio, League of Non-Aligned Worlds, Londo Mollari, Machiavellianism, Midnight on the Firing Line, Militarism, Minbari, Mindwipe, Narn, Once upon a time, Openness, Pak'ma'ra, Peafowl, Peter David, Ponytail, Prehensility, Prime Time Entertainment Network, Racism, Regent, Science fiction, ..., Secrecy, Shadow (Babylon 5), Shadow War, Sic Transit Vir, Slavery, Social stratification, Soul Mates (Babylon 5), Star, Telepathy, The Coming of Shadows, Thermonuclear weapon, Vertebral column, Vir Cotto, Vorlon, Zeta Tucanae. Expand index (15 more) »

Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, abbreviated Alf Cen or α Cen) is the star system closest to the Solar System, being from the Sun.

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Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd.

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Babylon 5: The Gathering

Babylon 5: The Gathering is the test pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, aired on February 22, 1993.

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Baseball metaphors for sex

Among American adolescents, baseball metaphors for sex are often used as euphemisms for the degree of physical intimacy achieved in sexual encounters or relationships.

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Born to the Purple

"Born to the Purple" is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Canon (fiction)

In fiction, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story in the fictional universe of that story.

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Card game

A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific.

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Celiac plexus

The celiac plexus or coeliac plexus, also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers, is a complex network of nerves (a nerve plexus) located in the abdomen, near where the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta.

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Circulatory system

The circulatory system, also called the cardiovascular system or the vascular system, is an organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment and help in fighting diseases, stabilize temperature and pH, and maintain homeostasis.

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Civilizations in Babylon 5

This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. As the Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social interaction between civilizations.

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Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution.

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Delenn

Delenn is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Mira Furlan.

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Dilgar War

The Dilgar War is a fictional war that forms part of the back story of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

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Drakh

The Drakh are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe.

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Earth Alliance (Babylon 5)

The Earth Alliance is the name of a fictional alliance of the nations of Earth and off-world colonies in the television series Babylon 5.

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Emperor

An emperor (through Old French empereor from Latin imperator) is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm.

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Emperor Cartagia

Emperor Cartagia is a fictional character from the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Wortham Krimmer.

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First Ones

The First Ones is the collective name of a group of aliens from the television science fiction drama Babylon 5.

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Heart

The heart is a muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system.

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Hip

In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or "coxa"Latin coxa was used by Celsus in the sense "hip", but by Pliny the Elder in the sense "hip bone" (Diab, p 77) in medical terminology) refers to either an anatomical region or a joint.

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Humanoid

A humanoid (from English human and -oid "resembling") is something that has an appearance resembling a human without actually being one.

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Insemination

Insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female animal or plant for the purpose of impregnating or fertilizing the female for sexual reproduction.

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Interregnum

An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order.

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Interstellar Alliance

The Interstellar Alliance is a fictional interstellar government of civilizations in the Babylon 5 universe.

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J. Michael Straczynski

Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954), known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or jms, is an American television and film screenwriter, producer and director, and comic book writer.

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Jesús Salvador Treviño

Jesús Salvador Treviño (born March 26, 1946 in El Paso, Texas) is an American television director of Mexican descent.

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John Sheridan (Babylon 5)

John J. Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner.

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Jumpgate

In science fiction, a jump gate (or 'jumpgate') or alternatively, a stargate, is a fictional device able to create an Einstein–Rosen bridge portal, allowing fast travel between two points in space.

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Kidney

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs present in left and right sides of the body in vertebrates.

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Larry DiTillio

Lawrence G. "Larry" DiTillio is an American film and TV series writer.

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League of Non-Aligned Worlds

The League of Non-Aligned Worlds was a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe.

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Londo Mollari

Londo Mollari is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Peter Jurasik.

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Machiavellianism

Machiavellianism is "the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct".

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Midnight on the Firing Line

"Midnight on the Firing Line" is the first regular episode of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

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Militarism

Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values; examples of modern militarist states include the United States, Russia and Turkey.

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Minbari

The Minbari are a fictional alien race featured in the television show Babylon 5.

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Mindwipe

A mindwipe is a memory erasure procedure used in a number of fictional stories in which the subject's memories and sometimes personality are erased.

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Narn

The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television series.

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Once upon a time

"Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales.

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Openness

Openness is an overarching concept or philosophy that is characterized by an emphasis on transparency and free, unrestricted access to knowledge and information, as well as collaborative or cooperative management and decision-making rather than a central authority.

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Pak'ma'ra

The pak'ma'ra (the lower-case spelling is canonical) are a fictional race of aliens in the Babylon 5 universe.

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Peafowl

The peafowl include three species of birds in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheasants and their allies.

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Peter David

Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956) often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.

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Ponytail

A ponytail is a hairstyle in which some, most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip, or other similar device and allowed to hang freely from that point.

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Prehensility

Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding.

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Prime Time Entertainment Network

The Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN) was an American ad hoc television network that was operated by the Prime Time Consortium, a joint venture between the Warner Bros. Domestic Television subsidiary of Time Warner and Chris-Craft Industries.

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Racism

Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another, which often results in discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Regent

A regent (from the Latin regens: ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Secrecy

Secrecy (also called clandestinity or furtiveness) is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals.

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Shadow (Babylon 5)

The Shadows are a fictional alien species in the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

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Shadow War

The Shadow Wars are a fictional series of wars involving the Shadows in the television science fiction series Babylon 5.

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Sic Transit Vir

Sic Transit Vir is the twelfth episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.

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Slavery

Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property.

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Social stratification

Social stratification is a kind of social differentiation whereby a society groups people into socioeconomic strata, based upon their occupation and income, wealth and social status, or derived power (social and political).

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Soul Mates (Babylon 5)

"Soul Mates" is a second-season episode of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

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Star

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.

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Telepathy

Telepathy (from the Greek τῆλε, tele meaning "distant" and πάθος, pathos or -patheia meaning "feeling, perception, passion, affliction, experience") is the purported transmission of information from one person to another without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction.

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The Coming of Shadows

"The Coming of Shadows" is a key episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

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Thermonuclear weapon

A thermonuclear weapon is a second-generation nuclear weapon design using a secondary nuclear fusion stage consisting of implosion tamper, fusion fuel, and spark plug which is bombarded by the energy released by the detonation of a primary fission bomb within, compressing the fuel material (tritium, deuterium or lithium deuteride) and causing a fusion reaction.

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Vertebral column

The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton.

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Vir Cotto

Vir Cotto is a character from the fictional Babylon 5 universe, played on screen by Stephen Furst.

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Vorlon

A Vorlon is a member of a fictional alien species in the Babylon 5 television series and fictional universe.

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Zeta Tucanae

Zeta Tucanae (ζ Tuc, ζ Tucanae) is a star in the constellation Tucana.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centauri_(Babylon_5)

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