WebIn the context of traditional European classical studies, the "classical languages" refer to Greek and Latin, which were the literary languages of the Mediterranean world in classical antiquity.. Greek was the language of Homer and of classical Athenian, Hellenistic and Byzantine historians, playwrights, and philosophers. It has contributed many words to the …

WebSpanish (español or castellano, Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula.Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain.Spanish is the official language of 20 countries.It is the world's second-most …

Web1442 – zmarła Elżbieta, królowa niemiecka, czeska i węgierska, ostatnia z rodu Luksemburgów; 1737 – zmarł królewicz Jakub Sobieski, syn króla Polski Jana III, jeden z kandydatów do tronu podczas elekcji w 1697, teść starego i dziad młodszego pretendenta do tronu Anglii i Szkocji; 1852 – urodził się amerykański fizyk Albert Michelson (na …

WebThe East Slavic languages constitute one of three regional subgroups of the Slavic languages, distinct from the West and South Slavic languages.East Slavic languages are currently spoken natively throughout Eastern Europe, and eastwards to Siberia and the Russian Far East.In part due to the large historical influence of the Russian Empire and …

WebKashubia or Cassubia (Kashubian: Kaszëbë, Kaszëbskô, Polish: Kaszuby, German: Kaschubei, Kaschubien) is a language area in the historic Eastern Pomerania region of northern Poland. It is defined by the widespread use of the Kashubian language Location and geography. Kashubia by Bernard Sychta as the Kashubian dialects area ...

WebTest of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL / ˈ t oʊ f əl / TOH-fəl) is a standardized test to measure the English language ability of non-native speakers wishing to enroll in English-speaking universities. The test is accepted by more than 11,000 universities and other institutions in over 190 countries and territories.

WebThe charge at Krojanty, battle of Krojanty, the riding of Krojanty or skirmish of Krojanty was a Polish cavalry charge on the evening of 1 September 1939, the first day of the Second World War, near the Pomeranian village of Krojanty.It occurred at the start of the invasion of Poland and was part of the larger Battle of Tuchola Forest.Polish soldiers advanced east …

WebLOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 was an Ilyushin Il-62 that crashed near Okęcie Airport in Warsaw, Poland, on 14 March 1980, as the crew aborted a landing and attempted to go-around.All 87 crew and passengers died. It was caused by the disintegration of one of the turbine discs in one of the plane's engines, leading to uncontained engine failure.

WebPolish Navy in the West (acting in cooperation with the Allies Ships that retreated to Great Britain. Wicher-class destroyer. ORP Burza; Grom-class destroyer. ORP Grom; ORP Błyskawica; Orzeł-class submarine. ORP Orzeł; Wilk-class submarine. ORP Wilk; Ships loaned to PMW (Polish Navy) during the war. Danae-class cruiser. ORP Dragon; ORP …

WebThe Slavic Silesian language or dialect of Polish (often called Upper Silesian) is spoken by the Silesian ethnic group or nationality inside Polish Upper Silesia.According to the last census in Poland (2011), some 509,000 people declared Silesian to be their native language; however, as many as 817,000 people declared themselves to be of Silesian …

WebThe Spanish language is not official but also holds a special status (in the education system, the media, and some official documents) in the Principality of Andorra which shares land borders with Spain. Public education in Spanish, following the Spanish public education system is offered in Andorra. In 2008, 30.8% of students were enrolled in the Spanish …

WebSep 26, 2021 · Polish first appeared in writing in 1136 in the "Gniezno papal bull" (Bulla gnieźnieńska), which included 410 Polish names.The first written Polish sentence was day ut ia pobrusa a ti poziwai (I'll grind [the corn] in the quern and you'll rest), which appeared in Ksiega henrykowska in 1270. In Modern Polish spelling that sentence is daj ać ja …

WebThe Battle of Warsaw (German: Schlacht von Warschau; Polish: Bitwa pod Warszawą; Swedish: Tredagarsslaget vid Warschau) took place near Warsaw on July 28–July 30 [O.S. July 18–20] 1656, between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden and Brandenburg.It was a major battle in the Second Northern War between …

WebThe term "Polish Border Strip" (German: Polnischer Grenzstreifen; Polish: polski pas graniczny) or "Polish Frontier Strip" refers to those territories which the German Empire wanted to annex from Congress Poland after World War I.It appeared in plans proposed by German officials as a territory to be annexed by the German Empire after an expected …