Search results for "French language" - New World Encyclopedia
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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
- 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
- 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 (1,841 words) - 21:08, 4 October 2022
- 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
