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- Press and Reuters. It is the largest French news agency. Founded by Charles ... in 110 countries. It transmits news in French, English, Arabic, Spanish ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- A villanelle is a poetic form which entered English language poetry in the late 1800s from the imitation of French models. Although it is one ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 20:22, 3 May 2023
- The Fox tribe of Native Americans are an Algonquian language-speaking ... schools that prohibited the use of their language and religion, and were taught ...12 KB (1,846 words) - 06:39, 1 April 2024
- YAZyka—Society for the Study of Poetic Language), one of the two groups ... #039;s major contentions was that poetic language is fundamentally different ...11 KB (1,618 words) - 14:07, 8 June 2020
- the most striking document of that anti-French nationalism which in the ... translator, he used his knowledge of French and German to translate fables ...7 KB (1,096 words) - 02:31, 25 August 2020
- same passage of writing in two Egyptian language scripts and in classical ... where it arrived in August 1799. The French language newspaper Courrier de ...13 KB (1,999 words) - 19:17, 16 December 2022
- The name malachite derives (via Latin and French) from the Greek word molochitis, meaning "mallow-green stone." That, in turn, may ...5 KB (681 words) - 06:33, 5 November 2022
- any word that modifies any other part of language: verbs, adjectives (including ... Spanish, Italian) or '-ment' (French, Catalan). Other adverbs ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 23:31, 17 December 2022
- educated, and his mastery of the French language led to a number of innovations ... of the most influential poets in the French language, and his influence extends ...11 KB (1,757 words) - 04:59, 9 April 2024
- were written in a form of continental French that was copied by Anglo ... Her works are mostly dedicated to members of the French court at the ...12 KB (1,973 words) - 04:15, 6 November 2022
- twenty-six (26) hours of schooling. French language and literature occupy ... philosophy courses in terminale, while French language classes end in the première ...18 KB (2,719 words) - 17:43, 25 January 2023
- time of innovations and change for the French language, especially in its written ... of the authors who has enriched the French language in the most significant way. ...11 KB (1,822 words) - 09:39, 11 April 2024
- Comparative law (French: droit comparé, German: Rechtsvergleichung ... "to determine which of those systems [i.e. the French and English ...12 KB (1,733 words) - 08:07, 14 January 2023
- Tahiti is the largest island of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago ... Wallis was followed in April 1768 by the French explorer Louis-Antoine ...13 KB (1,870 words) - 02:52, 27 February 2023
- semantic function. For example, such a language might have a verb that means ... There are six classes of adjectives in the English language: ...13 KB (1,956 words) - 06:00, 15 June 2023
- battle fought on July 21, 1798 between the French army in Egypt under Napoleon ... a relationship with France and with French culture that irrevocably ...11 KB (1,626 words) - 04:44, 11 January 2023
- at least four different translations into French were made, and at least two ... editions include Latin, German, French, Spanish and Dutch versions ...10 KB (1,439 words) - 19:13, 7 February 2023
- editions. Some 545 Latin and about 900 French editions are known to exist. The book was written in Latin, but only a French translation from ...10 KB (1,599 words) - 22:58, 30 April 2023
- . The fertile valley of the Rhône and the French Riviera produce fruits and ... area was at its height. The Provençal language, (see langue d'oc and ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 08:21, 2 December 2022
- States who speak Wichita, a Caddoan language. They were known as the ... have been undertaken to preserve their language, although few fluent speakers ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 18:44, 4 May 2023
- the highest film honor in France, the French film industry's equivalent ... * Best French Language Film (1984–1986) * Best Documentary Short ...15 KB (2,316 words) - 23:59, 3 December 2023
- implemented by the French state, the French language has progressed significantly ... advancement. With French schooling and French-language television, many young ...19 KB (2,667 words) - 09:21, 10 March 2023
- center of Madagascar. It was known by its French name Tananarive or the colonial ... In the late seventeenth century, the French established trading posts ...13 KB (1,867 words) - 05:19, 31 July 2023
- Maurice Blanchot (September 27, 1907 – February 20, 2003) was a ... where he befriended the Lithuanian-born French phenomenologist, Emmanuel ...13 KB (1,828 words) - 16:58, 7 November 2022
- other Romance-speaking languages such as French and Spanish; however, it ... it to Tuscany where he adapted it to his language when he founded the Neo ...11 KB (1,767 words) - 01:16, 4 February 2023
- focused on modern languages, including (French, Italian and English). Nevertheless ... . In Strasbourg, he immersed himself in French literature and political ...8 KB (1,221 words) - 06:55, 18 April 2024
- people speaking Algonquin, an Anishinaabe language. Culturally and linguistically ... Europeans. They were initially met by the French, with whom they became trading ...17 KB (2,518 words) - 18:12, 21 July 2023
- particularly the Passamaquoddy whose language is almost identical to theirs. They were closely allied with the French, and inter-marriage was not ...16 KB (2,389 words) - 06:38, 5 November 2022
- Africa and numerous books published in the French language, Fortes was greatly respected in the Anglo-Saxon world. His work on political systems exerted ...8 KB (1,075 words) - 16:31, 9 November 2022
- VII of Denmark Histoire de Nader Chah, a French translation of a work originally ... Greek and Latin. In The Sanscrit Language (1786) he suggested that ...9 KB (1,304 words) - 11:08, 10 May 2023
- the reformation of the Russian literary language, preferring the easy style ... essays by foreign writers into his native language. He also met Jakob Michael ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 04:13, 15 November 2022
- The 1635 invasion and seizure by the French military of the island ... had moved in and begun to threaten the French and Spanish colonies. In ...16 KB (2,321 words) - 19:15, 26 November 2023
- and the VRML (Virtual Reality Modelling Language) authoring tool for viewing ... are bilingual—available in both French and English. While the content ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- for Arthurian legends in the English language. Malory's position ... and Maleore. The name comes from the Old French adjective maleüré (from ...10 KB (1,589 words) - 21:21, 30 April 2023
- Russian poetry and the Russian literary language, Derzhavin's works ... meal. He believed that the melodious French language was a language of harmony ...6 KB (907 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- of teaching children in their native language. Instruction occurs in the ... immersion students with no previous French language training, usually beginning ...32 KB (4,686 words) - 03:50, 1 October 2023
- René Samuel Cassin (October 5, 1887 – February 20, 1976) was a ... and war orphans and promoted education and French culture internationally. ...11 KB (1,759 words) - 04:06, 8 December 2022
- Foie gras (French for "fat liver") is the liver of a goose ... Another French delicacy, Confit d'oie, requires goose meat macerated ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 01:17, 5 March 2021
- The Prague Linguistic Circle (French: Cercle linguistique de Prague; ... be applied both synchronically, to a language as it exists, and diachronically ...16 KB (2,265 words) - 22:11, 30 November 2022
- |langs= Wendat, French, English |rels=Animism, Roman Catholicism, Other ... with other tribes and the colonial French, they were almost completely ...18 KB (2,715 words) - 21:18, 9 February 2024
- the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla ... the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla ...18 KB (2,441 words) - 22:02, 10 December 2023
- His works, all of which were written in French, were privately printed and distributed; it has not yet been determined whether Hemsterhuis offered ...8 KB (1,207 words) - 04:59, 9 April 2024
- and television personality who brought French cuisine and cooking technique ... her 1961 cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking as well as for her ...12 KB (1,819 words) - 09:26, 12 May 2024
- The Grote Markt (Dutch) or Grand Place (French) is the central market ... , Cologne, and France. English wool, French wines and German beer were ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 12:17, 24 January 2023
- French Polynesia, or as it is known in Tahitian language, Porinetia Farani, is a French "overseas country" in the southern Pacific ...18 KB (2,636 words) - 10:55, 11 April 2024
- The territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French: ... seventeenth century there were permanent French residents on the islands ...22 KB (3,091 words) - 20:40, 17 April 2023
- * A French-language lycée in Santiago, Chile. * A French-language lycée in Madrid, Spain * A French-language lycée ...18 KB (2,919 words) - 06:45, 31 July 2023
- #039; in many Romance languages, such as French (phare), Italian (faro), Portuguese (farol), Spanish (faro), Romanian (far), and Greek (φάρος). ...10 KB (1,528 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- In fact, the words for mermaid in Spanish, Siren, French, Sirène, Italian, Sirena, Polish, Syrena, and Portuguese, Sereia, show the connection between ...10 KB (1,575 words) - 22:34, 29 January 2023
- December 6, 1961) was a Martinique-born French author and essayist. He was ... Fanon was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique, then a French ...17 KB (2,551 words) - 15:25, 6 October 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- powers during the turmoil following the French Revolution and to stop seditious ... as a natural ally. Following the French Revolution of 1789, many ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 18:22, 21 July 2023
- (Les) Cahiers du cinéma (Notebooks on Cinema) is an influential French ... français" ("a certain trend in French cinema")—arguably ...12 KB (1,907 words) - 10:18, 25 November 2023
- ] in French) (May 10, 1788 – July 14, 1827), was a French physicist ... In 1814, because he was a supporter of the French monarchy, he lost his appointment ...11 KB (1,814 words) - 21:58, 30 November 2021
- in the creation of American Sign Language, which was later recognized ... methodology under Sicard, learning sign language from Massieu and Clerc, ...11 KB (1,641 words) - 21:19, 30 April 2023
- familiar with the work of the famous French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé ... a century, and laid the groundwork for the French symphonic organ style. In ...9 KB (1,338 words) - 00:07, 4 December 2023
- the basis for a common chemical "language" essential in this ... quot; for "potassium," and the French prefer the obsolete but historic ...10 KB (1,624 words) - 14:39, 5 December 2023
- 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951) was a French author and winner of the ... in 1891, The Notebooks of Andre Walter (French: Les Cahiers d'André ...14 KB (1,915 words) - 20:02, 26 July 2023
- Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition [http://dictionary ... years. The usual combination is English, French, and Latin, although sometimes ...14 KB (2,013 words) - 07:46, 10 January 2024
- Technically, lead-glazed earthenware, such as the French sixteenth ... The name faience is simply the French name for the town of Faenza ...10 KB (1,425 words) - 00:28, 25 March 2024
- William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie) (1028 – September ... was that for several centuries, French was the language of the rulers ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 11:03, 9 May 2023
- a village named Nkuna by the Italian born French explorer, Pierre Savorgnan ... The area came under French sovereignty in the 1880s. Franco-Italian ...18 KB (2,623 words) - 22:54, 20 November 2023
- Paul Ricœur (February 27, 1913 – May 20, 2005) was a French philosopher ... was at the Sorbonne that Ricoeur met the French philosopher Gabriel Marcel ...18 KB (2,604 words) - 01:31, 23 November 2022
- The Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA, French ... was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904—the French name and acronym persist ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- quot; is the Russian term, derived from French "lycee"), offering ... classes in Greece and Cyprus. The French word for an upper secondary ...14 KB (2,070 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- In 1952, Poulet became a professor of French Literature at Johns Hopkins ... Prix de la Critique littéraire and the French Academy’s Prix Durchon ...12 KB (1,794 words) - 01:13, 29 November 2022
- ) It is also the most populated city in French-speaking Western Africa. ... me bidjan," which in the Ebrié language means "I've just ...16 KB (2,261 words) - 04:48, 14 June 2023
- ) is a casserole-style dish of Spanish and French influence originating in ... Rice stews have a long lineage in the culinary traditions of the French ...19 KB (2,856 words) - 22:44, 16 December 2021
- He was a gifted linguist (fluent in French, Greek, Hebrew, German, Italian ... Tyndale introduced new words into the English language: ...14 KB (2,095 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
- The French campaign against Korea of 1866, known as Byeonginyangyo ... control of the government in 1864, twelve French Jesuit priests living and ...15 KB (2,312 words) - 10:51, 11 April 2024
- 31, 1867) was one of the most influential French poets and critics of the ... moral anomie, was labeled obscene by the French government and Baudelaire ...15 KB (2,281 words) - 01:56, 4 December 2023
- * Curcuma in Portuguese and French * Куркума (kurkuma) in Macedonian * Kurkuma in Finnish * Gurkmeja in Swedish * 欝金 (ukon) in Japanese ...16 KB (2,344 words) - 19:02, 6 November 2022
- |langs=The Tuareg language(s) (Tamasheq, Tamajeq, Tamahaq) ... The Tuareg (sometimes spelled Touareg in French, or Twareg in English ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 18:38, 2 May 2023
- Vanuatu was the location of a unique Anglo-French government system, it operates ... between English language and French language speakers. The legal system ...19 KB (2,664 words) - 14:35, 3 May 2023
- 23, 1873 – 1957) was a German-born, French ethnographer and folklorist ... Germany, into a family of mixed Dutch-French immigrants. When he was six ...14 KB (2,061 words) - 03:57, 15 August 2023
- Lake Geneva or Lake Léman (French Lac Léman, le Léman, or Lac de ... Roman culture, eventually developing the French language. ...16 KB (2,589 words) - 23:17, 21 October 2022
- educated elites from the West generally spoke French or German. On arriving into some villages dressed appropriately and singing and dancing, putting ...11 KB (1,586 words) - 01:26, 11 November 2022
- him to be one of the greatest Spanish-language poets in history. He experimented ... vigor to the stale, monotonous Spanish-language poetry of the time. He is ...13 KB (2,077 words) - 19:46, 20 August 2022
- to King James V of Scotland and his French wife, Marie de Guise. In ... to Inchmahome Priory, and turned to the French ambassador Monsieur D'Oysel. ...19 KB (3,103 words) - 16:03, 7 November 2022
- that of Pushkin, though the domination of French, the language of the Russian ... His duel with a son of the French ambassador led to his being returned ...12 KB (1,892 words) - 17:52, 9 November 2022
- The word "gravel" comes from the French gravelle, meaning "coarse sand." == Size range == As noted above, the term gravel ...6 KB (948 words) - 18:27, 20 January 2023
