id int64 1 1.26M | title stringlengths 1 250 | text stringlengths 200 612k |
|---|---|---|
1 | April | {{monththisyear|4}}
'''April''' (Apr.) is the fourth [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Julian calendar|Julian]] and [[Gregorian calendar]]s, and comes between [[March]] and [[May]]. It is one of four months to have 30 [[day]]s.
April always begins on the same day of the week as [[July]], and additionally, [[January]]... |
2 | August | {{monththisyear|8}}
'''August''' (Aug.) is the eighth [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], coming between [[July]] and [[September]]. It has 31 [[day]]s. It is named after the Roman emperor [[Augustus Caesar]].
August does not begin on the same day of the week as any other month in [[common year]]s... |
6 | Art | [[File:Pierre-Auguste_Renoir,_Le_Moulin_de_la_Galette.jpg|thumb|300x300px|A painting by [[Renoir]] is a work of art.]]
'''Art''' is a creative activity. It produces a product, an object. '''Art''' is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, performing subjects, and expressing the author's thoughts. The ... |
8 | A | {{A-Z}}
[[File:A cursiva.gif|thumb|Writing "A" in cursive font.]]
'''A''' is the first letter of the [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]. The small letter, '''a''', is used as a lowercase [[vowel]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Oxford English Dictionary|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordenglishdic01oxfo|date=19... |
9 | Air | [[File:Kawasaki-Electric Fan.jpg|thumb|A [[wikt:fan|fan]] moves air.]]
'''Air''' is the [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]]. Air is a [[mixture]] of many gases and tiny dust particles. It is the clear [[gas]] in which living things live and [[breathe]]. It has an indefinite shape and [[volume]]. It has [[mass]] and [[weight]],... |
12 | Autonomous communities of Spain | [[Spain]] is divided in 17 parts called '''autonomous communities'''. ''Autonomous'' means that each of these autonomous communities has its own [[executive (government)|executive]], [[legislative]], and [[judicial]] powers. These are similar to, but ''not'' the same as, states in the [[United States]] of America, for ... |
13 | Alan Turing | [[File:Alan Turing Memorial Closer.jpg|right|thumb|A [[statue]] of Alan Turing]]
[[File:Bombe-rebuild.jpg|thumb|right|Turing had the idea of the 'bombe', a mechanical computer. Details were added by others, and it was built by a Post Office engineer. This is a rebuild of the original]]
'''Alan Mathison Turing''' ([[Lo... |
14 | Alanis Morissette | {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Alanis Morissette
| Img = Alaniss.jpg
| Img_capt =
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Alanis Nadine Morissette
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|1}}
| death_date =
| Origin = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]... |
17 | Adobe Illustrator | {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Adobe Illustrator
| logo = Adobe Illustrator CC icon.svg
| developer = [[Adobe Systems]]
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1987|03|19}}
| latest release version = 28.4.1
| latest releas... |
18 | Andouille | [[File:Andouille.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Andouille-Scheiben.jpg|thumb]]
'''Andouille''' is a type of [[pork]] [[sausage]]. It is spicy (hot in [[taste]]) and smoked. There are different kinds, all with different combinations of pork [[meat]], [[fat]], [[intestines]] (tubes going to the [[stomach]]), and [[tripe]] (the wall... |
19 | Farming | [[File:Maler der Grabkammer des Sennudem 001.jpg|thumb|250px|Farming in [[Ancient Egypt]]]]
Farming is growing [[crops]] and keeping animals for [[food]] and [[Raw material|raw materials]]. Farming is a significant part of [[agriculture]].
==History==
[[File:Vavilov-centers updated.jpg|thumb |upright=1.35 |{{leftlegen... |
21 | Arithmetic | In [[mathematics]], '''arithmetic''' is the basic study of [[number]]s. The four basic arithmetic operations are [[Operation (mathematics)#Addition|addition]], [[Operation (mathematics)#Subtraction|subtraction]], [[Operation (mathematics)#Multiplication|multiplication]], and [[Operation (mathematics)#Division|division]... |
22 | Addition | {{redirect|Add|other articles with the same name|ADD (disambiguation)}}
:''Not to be confused with [[building extension]]s which are also called additions.''
[[File:Addition.gif|thumb|220px|Addition]]
In [[mathematics]], '''addition''', represented by the symbol <math>+</math>, is an operation which combines two mathe... |
27 | Australia | {{Use Australian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Commonwealth of Australia
| common_name = Australia
| image_flag = Flag of Australia (converted).svg
| alt_flag = A blue field with the union flag in the upper hoist quarter, a large white seven-p... |
28 | American English | {{See|List of countries by English-speaking population}}
{{For|the dialect|American German}}
{{Use American English}}
{{Infobox language
| name = American English
| region = United States
| speakers = 225 million, all varieties of English in the United States
| date = 2010 cens... |
30 | Aquaculture | [[File:Delta Pride Catfish farm harvest.jpg|thumb|The Delta Pride Catfish farms.]]
'''Aquaculture''' is the [[farming]] of [[fish]], [[shrimp]], abalones, [[algae]], and other [[seafood]]. Aquaculture supplies fish, such as [[catfish]], [[salmon]], and [[trout]]. It was developed a few thousand years ago in [[China]... |
32 | Abbreviation | An '''abbreviation''' is a shorter way to write a word or phrase. People use abbreviations for words that they write a lot.
==In English==
The [[English language]] occasionally uses the [[apostrophe]] mark ' to show that a word is written in a shorter way, but some abbreviations do not use this mark.
===Borrowed L... |
33 | Angel | {{Other uses}}{{NPOV|date=September 2021}}{{Worldwide view needed|date=December 2014}}
[[File:Bernhard Plockhorst - Schutzengel.jpg|thumb|right|225px|An angel watching over two children.]]
[[File:Angelsatmamre-trinity-rublev-1410.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Three angels, in a picture made in about 1420 by the Russian, Andrej... |
35 | Ad hominem | '''Ad hominem''' is a [[Latin language|Latin]] word for a type of [[argument]]. It is a word often used in [[rhetoric]]. Rhetoric is the science of speaking well, and convincing other people of your [[idea]]s.
Translated to English, ''ad hominem'' means ''against the person''. In other words, when someone makes an ad ... |
37 | Native American | {{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Native Americans
| image = File:Edward S. Curtis Collection People 013.jpg
| image_caption = A picture of a man from the Gros Ventre tribe
| total = 70 million +
| total_year = <!-- year of total population -->
| regions = <!-- for e.g.... |
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π SimpleWiki Parquet Dataset
A clean, structured dataset derived from the Simple English Wikipedia dump, converted into Parquet format for efficient machine learning and data processing workflows.
π§ Overview
This dataset contains Wikipedia articles extracted from the official Wikimedia dump and processed into a clean, training-ready format.
- Source: https://dumps.wikimedia.org/simplewiki/latest/
- Format: Parquet
- Language: English (Simple English)
- Size: ~200kβ300k articles
- Structure:
id,title,text
π¦ Dataset Structure
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | int64 | Unique page ID |
| title | string | Article title |
| text | string | Full article text |
βοΈ Processing Pipeline
The dataset was created using the following steps:
- Download official Wikipedia dump (
pages-articles.xml.bz2) - Stream parse XML (no full memory load)
- Extract:
- Main namespace (articles only)
- Latest revision only
- Clean:
- Remove empty pages
- Filter short/low-quality text
- Convert to Parquet using
pyarrow
π Usage
Load with π€ Datasets
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset("your-username/simplewiki-parquet")
print(dataset["train"][0])
Load with Pandas
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_parquet("wiki.parquet")
print(df.head())
π License
This dataset is derived from Wikipedia content and is licensed under:
π Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- You may share, modify, and use commercially
- You must provide attribution
- You must use the same license for derivatives
This is required because Wikipedia content uses a copyleft license that enforces share-alike redistribution.
π§Ύ Attribution
This dataset includes content from:
- Wikipedia β https://www.wikipedia.org
- Authors: Wikipedia contributors
Proper attribution example:
Content sourced from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
β οΈ Notes
- This dataset does not include full edit history
- Only latest revisions are included
- Some articles may still contain markup or formatting artifacts
- Dataset quality depends on Wikipedia content
π₯ Use Cases
- LLM pretraining
- Text embeddings
- Semantic search
- NLP research
- Dataset experimentation (small-scale)
π Disclaimer
This dataset is provided as-is. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with the CC BY-SA 4.0 license when redistributing or using derived works.
π§ Credits
- Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia contributors
- Open-source tools:
mwxml,pyarrow,pandas
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