Search results for "Commonwealth of Nations" - New World Encyclopedia
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- was a war between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire ... The Commonwealth, however, was terminally weakened as a result of ...12 KB (1,753 words) - 00:14, 12 April 2023
- The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... several independent members of the Commonwealth of Nations, known as the Dominions ...16 KB (2,240 words) - 18:30, 21 July 2023
- United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed ... and spectators prior to the banning of this sport. The origin of the ...19 KB (2,818 words) - 20:04, 20 November 2023
- award for study at the University of Oxford. This scholarship program ... In the context of what has been called the Scramble for Africa, Rhodes ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- Women's suffrage is the most widely applicable aspect of the ... in New Jersey by the state constitution of 1776, where the word "inhabitants ...16 KB (2,464 words) - 23:28, 17 May 2023
- The United Nations Trusteeship Council, one of the principal organs ... Some had wanted to place oversight of progress towards independence ...21 KB (3,201 words) - 11:50, 3 May 2023
- Oceania is a geographical (and geopolitical) region consisting of ... Most of Oceania consists of small island nations. Australia is the ...24 KB (3,239 words) - 23:47, 17 November 2022
- The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern ... Mariana Islands. They are the southern part of a submerged mountain range ...21 KB (3,013 words) - 10:06, 11 March 2023
- Eastern Europe, as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division ... In some sources, Eastern Europe is defined as the nations bordered ...17 KB (2,344 words) - 17:40, 12 February 2024
- Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. It lies ... As a part of the once powerful British Empire, Great Britain played ...13 KB (1,955 words) - 12:20, 24 January 2023
- The Bill of Rights 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full ... The Bill of Rights 1689 is largely a statement of certain positive ...9 KB (1,377 words) - 18:35, 13 February 2024
- A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth ... Both the role of the physician and the meaning of the word itself ...29 KB (3,911 words) - 19:59, 15 May 2020
- ) is used for a class of materials that consist of continuous filaments ... plant, animal, and mineral sources. Examples of natural fibers and their sources ...10 KB (1,428 words) - 17:32, 26 March 2024
- The Commonwealth of Australia is a nation strategically located between ... Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Much of Australia ...28 KB (3,913 words) - 17:55, 22 August 2023
- sixteen people on board, citing violation of airspace. The episode took ... The Atlantique Incident, taking place one month after the end of the ...17 KB (2,490 words) - 06:07, 21 August 2023
- in the late nineteenth century as part of the Hohenzollern dynasty's ... tradition of expansion within the European space, Germany's renewed ...17 KB (2,331 words) - 05:35, 5 December 2022
- Fiji was expelled from the Commonwealth of Nations. On December 5 of ... Fiji's membership of the Commonwealth of Nations was suspended due ...27 KB (3,980 words) - 19:46, 26 March 2024
- Puerto Rico, officially Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado ... During the period of Spanish colonial rule in the nineteenth century ...32 KB (4,834 words) - 18:10, 14 April 2023
- |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ... Day in countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations and the commemoration ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- history and is now part of the Commonwealth of Nations and CARICOM. ... member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization ...18 KB (2,550 words) - 00:56, 23 December 2022
- design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information which is not generally ... and legally protected for a specific period of time, a trade secret can only ...18 KB (2,736 words) - 04:53, 1 May 2023
- Although prawns technically are of different crustacean suborder than ... farmed for human consumption, and are part of an important shellfish fishery ...12 KB (1,739 words) - 20:04, 21 April 2023
- The Suez Canal had been important in Iran and the colonial penetration ... The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 gave the United Kingdom control ...23 KB (3,489 words) - 21:32, 26 February 2023
- 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the ... Empire and its transition into the Commonwealth of Nations. ...35 KB (5,207 words) - 21:42, 8 February 2024
- politician. Committed to the principles of democracy, he founded the Seychelles ... James Mancham was the eldest son of Richard and Evelyn (née Tirant ...16 KB (2,221 words) - 16:04, 8 February 2023
- Hoover Institution, and the Hazel Professor of Public Policy at George Mason ... born on March 18, 1922, in New York, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. ...12 KB (1,665 words) - 10:15, 26 January 2023
- Gaborone is the capital and largest city of the landlocked nation ... became independent within the Commonwealth of nations. Following its independence ...17 KB (2,344 words) - 09:18, 4 December 2023
- In law, defamation is the communication of a statement that makes ... The legal requirements of proving defamation are often difficult to ...26 KB (4,112 words) - 09:09, 28 January 2024
- 3, 1977) was the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Cypriot Orthodox ... was admitted as member of the Commonwealth of Nations and His Beatitude ...25 KB (3,804 words) - 05:34, 5 November 2022
- The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is an English-speaking archipelagic ... but retained its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. In circumstances ...26 KB (3,773 words) - 15:29, 30 April 2023
- The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, also known as the First Polish Republic or Republic (Commonwealth) of the Two (Both) Nations (Peoples), ( ...62 KB (8,547 words) - 08:32, 24 November 2022
- politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. He came to power ... to become Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. ...31 KB (4,378 words) - 06:35, 5 November 2022
- chronicled Polish history in a series of panoramic novels that won unprecedented ... He is best known internationally for Quo Vadis, a historical novel ...16 KB (2,417 words) - 08:01, 22 January 2024
- Measurement is the estimation of the magnitude of some attribute of ... Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. In measurement theory ...18 KB (2,732 words) - 14:42, 5 December 2023
- The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an island ... Dominica is a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth of Nations ...26 KB (3,800 words) - 17:13, 30 January 2024
- 1883 – October 8, 1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great ... the genesis of the modern Commonwealth of Nations. His government ...22 KB (3,382 words) - 11:07, 19 December 2023
- [[Image:Catherine03.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Equestrian portrait of Grand ... II Velikaya, born Sophie Augusta Fredericka of Anhalt-Zerbst; May 2, 1729 ...19 KB (2,933 words) - 16:15, 3 December 2023
- 15, 1891 – October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished field ... chivalry towards his adversaries. He was one of the few German commanders who ...24 KB (3,681 words) - 21:24, 20 March 2024
- The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed in 1706 ... A Treaty of Union was negotiated between the two countries, which ...14 KB (2,210 words) - 17:39, 27 June 2023
- system known as Civil law. For the area of law in common law countries ... Civil law, or continental law, is the predominant system of law in ...15 KB (2,321 words) - 22:28, 10 December 2023
- Antigua and Barbuda is part of the Commonwealth of Nations and its ... Barbuda. It remained part of the Commonwealth of Nations and a constitutional ...27 KB (3,940 words) - 06:23, 31 July 2023
- , is an outdoor sport played by two teams of 15 players each with a oval ... An adult-level rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes, consisting ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the ... The parliamentary system was the first form of representative government ...32 KB (4,950 words) - 13:21, 11 March 2023
- with two neighboring islands, forms one of Australia's external dependent ... Norfolk Island is the main island of the island group the territory ...20 KB (2,910 words) - 02:42, 16 November 2022
- In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A ... drawing and quartering. However, the charge of treason was greatly abused ...14 KB (2,143 words) - 12:38, 18 April 2023
- The Battle of Verdun was one of the most important battles in World ... The Battle of Verdun resulted in more than a quarter of a million ...14 KB (2,192 words) - 01:41, 26 September 2023
- “The Sea Around Us”, and “The Edge of the Sea” were immense successes ... our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe around us, the ...21 KB (3,192 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos (Keeling ... The geographical location and history of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands ...29 KB (4,147 words) - 22:20, 7 January 2024
- She was a notable first female in a variety of additional positions, including ... Sauvé's main objective was to see to the fulfillment of national ...18 KB (2,686 words) - 17:42, 2 April 2024
- Normandes/Îles de la Manche) are a group of islands in the English Channel ... These islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom ...23 KB (3,402 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- The Treaty of Lausanne (July 24, 1923) was a peace treaty signed in ... The nation-state of Turkey, recognized by the Treaty, became the first ...15 KB (2,295 words) - 14:56, 2 May 2023
- Aruba is a 32 kilometer-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the ... state, with special ties with the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1977, the first ...22 KB (3,174 words) - 17:44, 16 August 2023
- Pacific Ocean state have a total land area of 92.7 square miles (240 sq km). National defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation ...16 KB (2,204 words) - 02:53, 8 January 2024
- Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked nation ... such as the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the African Union. ...20 KB (2,852 words) - 19:53, 20 November 2023
- [[Image:Legend of the Jew calling the Devil from a Vessel of Blood ... accompanied by the claim that the blood of victims is used in various ...24 KB (3,634 words) - 18:14, 31 October 2023
- – "a scattering or sowing of seeds") refers to any ... The Jewish diaspora began with the conquests of the eighth to the ...16 KB (2,452 words) - 11:56, 29 January 2024
- Philanthropy is the voluntary act of donating money or goods, or providing ... Philanthropy is the voluntary act of donating extensive financial ...10 KB (1,417 words) - 03:17, 24 November 2022
- Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and ... Caribbean States (OECS), the Commonwealth of Nations, and the World Trade ...26 KB (3,667 words) - 18:33, 31 January 2023
- Poppy is the common name for any of the plants comprising the Papaver ... The flower color of poppy species include: white, pink, yellow, orange ...16 KB (2,490 words) - 11:58, 13 February 2022
- The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (informally, Papua New Guinea ... Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and King ...23 KB (3,412 words) - 11:23, 11 March 2023
- A prisoner of war (POW) is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy ... In the history of war (which covers basically all of human history ...27 KB (4,158 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- Blasphemy is the defamation of the name of one or more gods. In a ... In Judaism, blasphemy is the uttering of God's name and/or speaking ...20 KB (3,022 words) - 14:33, 8 February 2022
- Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation ... the Maldivian ethnic identity is a blend of people of South Indian, Sinhalese ...34 KB (4,966 words) - 06:36, 5 November 2022
- an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on November 30, ... Barbados remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. ...33 KB (4,815 words) - 08:02, 20 September 2023
- The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin ... with differing objectives, the main outcome of the Tehran Conference was the ...30 KB (4,408 words) - 02:51, 19 April 2023
- – August 27, 1975) was de jure Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 ... within. To the outside world, he was heir of an ancient dynasty possibly ...31 KB (5,022 words) - 16:46, 21 January 2024
- Military intelligence (abbreviated “MI” or “int.” in Commonwealth ... advances have ensued as a result of military intelligence operations ...18 KB (2,595 words) - 10:58, 10 March 2023
- in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries are called building ... members to obtain loans for the purpose of buying a home, they were intended ...19 KB (3,012 words) - 17:07, 23 December 2022
- There are several configurations of fire engines relating to the position ... The primary purpose of the engines is for direct fire suppression ...18 KB (2,795 words) - 19:52, 26 March 2024
- 2019) was the twenty-third Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving ... state sector industries, ended subsidization of loss-making industries, sold ...25 KB (3,662 words) - 05:46, 16 November 2023
- Grodno, Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk. A third of the country is forested, and ... The history of Belarus is a story of domination by foreign powers ...48 KB (6,863 words) - 08:51, 27 September 2023
- Patrick David; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; June 23, 1894 – ... Before his accession to the throne, Edward VIII held the titles of ...39 KB (6,106 words) - 02:44, 17 January 2023
- bishop, a religious refugee, and one of the earliest champions of universal ... who had many practical ideas in the field of education. His numerous publications ...15 KB (2,350 words) - 00:05, 8 January 2024
- Harare (formerly Salisbury) is the capital of Zimbabwe. It lies in ... highest mortality rate among all African nations and very high incidences ...23 KB (3,136 words) - 13:29, 24 January 2023
- Damselfly is the common name for any of the predaceous insects comprising ... the larvae and adults are key components of aquatic and terrestrial food ...12 KB (1,619 words) - 18:12, 24 January 2024
- Tengri is the supreme god of the old Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, Bulgar ... Tengri is a probable precursor of the Chinese deity Tian, which became ...15 KB (2,366 words) - 05:42, 27 February 2023
- World Heritage Site in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia ... The Area is comprised of seven contiguous national parks and one protected ...15 KB (2,192 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
- strong supporter of links with the Commonwealth of Nations and with the United ... Victoria, a small town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, on December ...23 KB (3,472 words) - 01:43, 16 December 2022
- on a person. It can be used as a means of intimidation, as a deterrent ... Torture is almost universally considered to be a violation of human ...35 KB (5,314 words) - 04:41, 1 May 2023
- Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, with an area of 227 ... The 1874 "March West" of the federal government's new ...28 KB (3,852 words) - 03:30, 23 December 2022
- Jamaica is an island nation of the West Indies. The third largest ... island Xaymaca (Jamaica), meaning "Land of Wood and Water." Christopher ...31 KB (4,663 words) - 01:31, 8 February 2023
- Prize. He was the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 22, 1963 ... and political cooperation among the nations of the world so that all ...24 KB (3,567 words) - 22:02, 25 October 2022
- public figure. He served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations ... While widely recognized as a leading representative of Judaism in ...46 KB (6,319 words) - 07:34, 27 February 2023
- Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of ... Operation Downfall consisted of two parts--Operation Olympic and Operation ...36 KB (5,455 words) - 21:51, 17 February 2023
- Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Established ... The economy of Barbados is susceptible to various issues, such as ...20 KB (2,790 words) - 23:06, 20 November 2023
- Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in northern ... 780,000 residents between 1940 and 1954. Of them, an estimated 120,000 ...40 KB (5,565 words) - 07:45, 9 March 2023
- The League of Nations was an international organization founded as ... After a number of notable successes and some early failures in the ...54 KB (8,084 words) - 06:07, 6 March 2023
- it has now mostly evolved into the Commonwealth of Nations, British influence ... dominion nation within the Commonwealth of Nations, while the six counties ...59 KB (8,891 words) - 02:41, 22 November 2023
- The Battle of Gallipoli took place at Gallipoli from April 1915 to ... Çanakkale Savaşları, after the province of Çanakkale. In the United Kingdom ...37 KB (5,841 words) - 21:41, 25 June 2022
- Engineering is the discipline of applying technical and scientific ... engineer. Those licensed in specific areas of engineering may have formal ...41 KB (5,793 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport contested by two teams, usually of ... on popular culture, both in the Commonwealth of Nations and elsewhere. It ...49 KB (7,998 words) - 06:22, 11 January 2024
- The Book of Haggai is one of the Books of the Minor Prophets in the ... Like many other texts in the prophetic corpus, little is known of ...17 KB (2,714 words) - 00:10, 19 November 2023
- 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other ... its transformation into the Commonwealth of Nations. By the time of ...84 KB (12,053 words) - 16:21, 13 February 2024
- Energy independence is self-sufficiency in terms of the availability ... amounts to meet the needs (consumption) of a particular entity. ...14 KB (1,937 words) - 20:52, 8 February 2023
- Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, Order of the Nation (ON), Member of ... the faceless. She helped to set up a network of child-care centers to encourage ...21 KB (2,959 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- Bell pepper is the common name for a cultivar group of the species ... quot;pepper," whereas in many Commonwealth of Nations countries, such ...13 KB (1,956 words) - 18:58, 11 January 2023
- Samoa, is part of an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean formerly ... Samoa is located east of the International Date Line and south of ...18 KB (2,581 words) - 11:51, 6 September 2022
- Decolonization refers to the undoing of colonialism, the establishment ... |Commonwealth of Nations | align="center" |1931 ...71 KB (10,085 words) - 19:16, 10 July 2023
- The Partition of Ireland took place on May 3, 1921 under the Government ... problems, leaving minorities on both sides of the border. If the world is ...32 KB (4,882 words) - 18:46, 23 March 2023
- Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation ... African Development Community, the Commonwealth of Nations, and La Francophonie ...28 KB (4,021 words) - 00:49, 9 November 2022
