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List of the most common U.S. place names - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_common_U.S._place_namesThis is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.
Wikidata Query Service
https://query.wikidata.orgApr 25, 2021 · Change both years to get a list in different legislation. Example for USA: life+70 years SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "fr,en" . #Service to retrieve the labels of items, in order of language.
Dacian language - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacian_languageDacian / ˈ d eɪ ʃ ə n / is an extinct language, generally believed to be Indo-European, that was spoken in the Carpathian region in antiquity. In the 1st century, it was probably the predominant language of the ancient regions of Dacia and Moesia and possibly of some surrounding regions. The language was extinct by the 4th century AD. While there is general agreement among …
Quebec English - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_EnglishQuebec English encompasses the English dialects (both native and non-native) of the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec. There are few distinctive phonological features and very few restricted lexical features common among English-speaking Quebecers.The native English speakers in Quebec generally align to Standard Canadian …
Mythology in the Low Countries - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology_in_the_Low_CountriesList of toponyms. Holland: This place name derives from the words Holt Land which means "Land of Many Trees", "Forest Land." According to the tradition (The Legend of the Wooden Shoe), the trees were filled with good spirits, and kept the land firm otherwise it would melt or disappear under water and floods.
List of foods named after people - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foods_named_after_peoplePoularde Adelina Patti – named for 19th-century opera singer Adelina Patti.; Woodcock salmis Agnès Sorel – one of the dishes Agnès Sorel (1422–1450) is reputed to have created herself. A garnish, soup, timbales, and tartlets all bear her name, as later chefs remembered her for her interest in food. Big Hearted Al candy bar – early-20th-century presidential candidate Al Smith …
Wayland the Smith - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_the_SmithIn Germanic mythology, Wayland the Smith (Old English: Wēland; Old Norse: Vǫlundr [ˈvɔlundr̩], Velent; Old Frisian: Wela(n)du; German: Wieland der Schmied; Old High German: Wiolant; Galans (Galant) in Old French; Proto-Germanic: * Wēlandaz from *Wilą-ndz, lit. "crafting one") is a master blacksmith originating in Germanic heroic legend, described by Jessie Weston as "the …
Earth - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water.About 71% of Earth's surface is made up of the ocean, dwarfing Earth's polar ice, lakes, and rivers.The remaining 29% of Earth's surface is land, consisting of continents and …
List of Celtic place names in Galicia - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Celtic_place_names_in_GaliciaHere is a non exhaustive list of toponyms which have been found to be, probably, Celtic. The most characteristic element is *-bri(s), from Proto-Celtic *brigs, with its derivative *brigā, both meaning 'hill', and thence 'hillfort' and 'town'.
Civil engineering - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub …