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  2. Località - Wikipedia

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    The word is cognate to English locality. The Italian National Institute of Statistics defines località abitata (lit. ' inhabited locality ') as an "area of more or less size, normally known by its own name, on which are situated either grouped or scattered houses". [citation needed] Three types of inhabited locality are distinguished:

  3. Län - Wikipedia

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    The word literally means "fief" and is cognate with English loan. The usual English language terms used are separate for the two countries, where Sweden has chosen to translate the term as "county" while Finland prefers "province". With a shared administrative tradition spanning centuries, ending only in 1809, this is a separation by convention ...

  4. Cognate - Wikipedia

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    Habēre, on the other hand, is from PIE *gʰabʰ 'to give, to receive', and hence cognate with English give and German geben. [5] Likewise, English much and Spanish mucho look similar and have a similar meaning, but are not cognates: much is from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz < PIE *meǵ-and mucho is from Latin multum < PIE *mel-.

  5. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages).. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.

  6. List of Washington state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Washington State government consists of more than 190 agencies, departments, and commissions. The main administrative departments are: [1] Agriculture (WSDA) Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) Commerce (COM) Corrections (DOC) Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Ecology (ECY) Employment Security Department (ESD)

  7. List of U.S. Department of Defense agencies - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of Agencies under the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which was formerly and shortly known as the National Military Establishment. Its main responsibilities are to control the Armed Forces of the United States.

  8. List of New Hampshire state agencies - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of New Hampshire state agencies—government agencies of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.Entries are listed alphabetically per their first distinguishing word (e.g. the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food is listed under "A" for Agriculture), with subordinate agencies listed under their parent agency.

  9. Cognate (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Cognate object, a verb's object that is etymologically related to the verb; Cognate (kinship), person who shares a common ancestor; Cognate linkage, a kinematic linkage that generates the same coupler curve as another linkage of a different geometry; Cognate interaction, in immunology denotes the specific, contact-dependent interaction between ...