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  2. English language - Wikipedia

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    English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain. [ 4][ 5][ 6] The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to Britain.

  3. Oxyrhynchus Papyri - Wikipedia

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    Excavations at Oxyrhynchus 1, c. 1903. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a group of manuscripts discovered during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by papyrologists Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in Egypt ( 28°32′N 30°40′E, modern el-Bahnasa ).

  4. Augur - Wikipedia

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    t. e. An augur was a priest and official in the classical Roman world. His main role was the practice of augury, the interpretation of the will of the gods by studying events he observed within a predetermined sacred space ( templum ). The templum corresponded to the heavenly space above. The augur's decisions were based on what he personally ...

  5. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel", [2] and beyond that, to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything.. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled jewellery, while the spelling is jewelry in American English.

  6. Marine protected area - Wikipedia

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    Milford Sound, New Zealand is a strict marine reserve (Category Ia).. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as: [12] [13]. A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.

  7. England - Wikipedia

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    England. /  51.500°N 0.117°W  / 51.500; -0.117. England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. [ 6] It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers approximately 62%, and over 100 smaller adjacent islands.

  8. Iran - Wikipedia

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    Iran, [ a][ b] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ( IRI ), [ c] also known as Persia, [ d] is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the ...

  9. Stainless steel - Wikipedia

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    Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel ( CRES ), and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains iron with chromium and other elements such as molybdenum, carbon, nickel and nitrogen depending on its specific use and cost. Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion results ...