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  2. List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations

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    The following is a list of adjectival and demonymic forms of countries and nations in English and their demonymic equivalents.A country adjective describes something as being from that country, for example, "Italian cuisine" is "cuisine of Italy".

  3. Linguistic frame of reference - Wikipedia

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    Linguistic frame of reference is a frame of reference as it is expressed in a language. A frame of reference is a coordinate system used to identify the physical location of an object. In languages, different frames of reference can be used. They are: the relative frame of reference, the intrinsic frame of reference, and the absolute frame of ...

  4. Topographic map - Wikipedia

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    Topographic maps conventionally show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. Contour lines are curves that connect contiguous points of the same altitude . In other words, every point on the marked line of 100 m elevation is 100 m above mean sea level.

  5. Geography of France - Wikipedia

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    A topographic map of the Republic, excluding all the overseas departments and territories Simplified physical map. The geography of France consists of a terrain that is mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in the north and the west and mountainous in the south (including the Massif Central and the Pyrenees) and the east (the country's highest points being in the Alps).

  6. Toponymy - Wikipedia

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    You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. ( August 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Probably the first toponymists were the storytellers and poets who explained the origin of specific place names as part of their tales; sometimes place-names served as the basis ...

  7. Japanese people in France - Wikipedia

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    Japanese people in France (French: Japonais en France, Japanese: 在フランス日本人 Zai Furansu Nihonjin) are French residents and citizens of Japanese ancestry, including both those who have settled in France permanently and those born in the country, along with a significant community of short-term expatriates who spend at most a few years in the country before moving on.

  8. French-Japanese - Wikipedia

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    French(-)Japanese or Japanese(-)French may refer to: France-Japan relations (c.f. "a French-Japanese treaty") French language education in Japan (c.f. "a French Japanese class") Japanese language education in France; People with multiple citizenship of France and Japan

  9. France - Wikipedia

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    France, [IX] officially the French Republic, [X] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.