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  2. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    Brule River (from the Ojibwe name Wiisakode-ziibi "half-burned wood river", which was translated directly into French as Bois Brulé. Half of the river disappears into a pothole in the Judge C. R. Magney State Park). Calumet (named for the French word for peace pipe) [172] Cannon River (originally named rivière aux canots, "river of the canoes ...

  3. List of rivers of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Map of Central America. The water in rivers in Central America flows to either the Atlantic Ocean or Pacific Ocean. The Río Coco, locally known as the Wanks, runs along the border with Honduras and is the longest river flowing totally within Central America. The second longest river in Central America is the Patuca River. [7] [8]

  4. French America - Wikipedia

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    Location map of French America. French America ( French : Amérique française ), sometimes called Franco-America , in contrast to Anglo-America , is the French-speaking community of people and their diaspora , notably those tracing back origins to New France , the early French colonization of the Americas .

  5. List of countries and territories where French is an official ...

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    French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 50 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1] The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.

  6. List of waterways - Wikipedia

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    Total length of waterways per country in kilometers. This is a list of waterways, defined as navigable rivers, canals, estuaries, lakes, or firths.In practice, and depending on the language, the term "waterway" covers maritime or inland transport routes, as suggested by "way".

  7. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the ...

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    This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).

  8. Francophonie - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (in blue and green). This map does not exactly represent the francophone space, as it is a political organisation. Proportion of French-speakers (including L2-speakers) by country in 2022 according to the OIF

  9. Lists of rivers - Wikipedia

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    List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins) List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies; List of rivers by age; List of rivers by discharge; List of rivers by length; List of rivers of Central America and the Caribbean; List of rivers of the Americas