Search results for "French language" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Paul-Émile Botta (December 6, 1802 – March 29, 1870) was a French ... Botta joined the French diplomatic corps, and was initially sent to ...8 KB (1,273 words) - 16:48, 21 November 2022
- Pierre Corneille (June 6, 1606 – October 1, 1684) was a French tragedian ... dealt with efforts to standardize the French language, Richelieu himself ordered ...12 KB (1,723 words) - 05:20, 24 November 2022
- it "dephlogisticated marine acid." French chemist Claude Louis Berthollet, noting the bleaching properties of chlorine, invented hypochlorite ...7 KB (964 words) - 18:12, 31 October 2023
- and perfected his knowledge of English, French, and German, all the while ... was Viennese Classical music and the language spoken by educated Hungarians ...8 KB (1,191 words) - 06:09, 13 June 2023
- The Triple Entente ("entente"—French for "agreement") was the alliance formed in 1907 among the United Kingdom of Great ...9 KB (1,394 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2020
- Many Omaha speak their native language, which is taught in their ... The Omaha speak a Siouan language which is very similar to that spoken ...12 KB (1,854 words) - 00:35, 18 November 2022
- September 17, 1743 - March 28, 1794) was a French philosopher, mathematician ... to the Académie royale des Sciences (French Royal Academy of Sciences). ...12 KB (1,721 words) - 08:34, 10 March 2023
- time it was part of Tonga and shared its language and customs. Futuna has ... Samuel Wallis visited Wallis in 1767. The French were the first Europeans ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- quot; is the usual English rendition of a French slogan, "l'art ... The concept was adopted by a number of French, British and American ...11 KB (1,602 words) - 10:50, 16 August 2023
- This French-language reference book first appeared in 1905 and was ... the use of words and the development of the French language. ...22 KB (3,268 words) - 14:12, 29 January 2024
- who, after being uprooted by the French Revolution, became a great ... De Maistre developed a theological view of the French Revolution as ...18 KB (2,651 words) - 05:02, 7 May 2024
- – 1932), a Vietnamese man working for French colonialists. Ngô Văn Chiêu ... can be conducted in Vietnamese, Chinese, French, or English, depending on ...12 KB (1,835 words) - 19:29, 25 November 2023
- the presentation of a musical composition. French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully ... written their initial tempo marking in some other language. ...18 KB (2,794 words) - 05:39, 27 February 2023
- culture, including fluent use of the French language and conversion to Christianity ... The French empire has ensured that the French language remains one of the most ...25 KB (3,770 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2022
- to at least 30 languages, including French, Spanish, Welsh, Afrikaans ... human voice: adapted also to the English language as a complete system of ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 12:46, 22 July 2022
- Latin, the creature is basiliscus, and in French, it is basilique, both of ... and Early languages of Europe, the Old French cocatris was adopted into ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- philosopher and psychologist of the French Enlightenment. He systematized ... His ideas held sway among French intellectuals for fifty years, and ...14 KB (2,137 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- [[Image:Interp.jpg|thumb|right|400 px|Two sign language Interpreters ... A sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses manual ...22 KB (3,412 words) - 20:10, 21 April 2023
- 26, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a French-Romanian playwright and dramatist ... to a Romanian father and a mother of French and Greek-Romanian heritage ...15 KB (2,272 words) - 04:19, 23 March 2024
- and transcription) for the Mandarin language used in Beijing. It developed ... are still used interchangeably in English-language texts in both countries. ...13 KB (1,871 words) - 22:05, 3 May 2023
