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  2. Rive Gauche - Wikipedia

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    The arrondissements of Paris with the river Seine bisecting the city. The Rive Gauche is the southern part. The Rive Gauche (French pronunciation: [ʁiv ɡoʃ]; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts.

  3. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [28] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...

  4. Wordle - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. Word game 2021 video game Wordle Developer(s) Josh Wardle Publisher(s) Josh Wardle (2021–2022) The New York Times Games (since 2022) Platform(s) Browser, Mobile app Release October 2021 Genre(s) Word game Mode(s) Single-player Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by ...

  5. Île de la Cité - Wikipedia

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    The island became an important defensive position on the northern flank of the Roman Empire. In 451, during the late Roman Empire, when the Huns occupied the left bank, Saint Genevieve led the defence of the city from the island. [6] Map of Paris in the 9th century, showing the city concentrated on Île de la Cité.

  6. Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. And it’s huge

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    The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system. ... adding outer rings to an underground map of Paris that ...

  7. Paris meridian - Wikipedia

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    Old maps from continental Europe often have a common grid with Paris degrees at the top and Ferro degrees offset by 20 at the bottom. [3] A French astronomer, Abbé Jean Picard, measured the length of a degree of latitude along the Paris meridian (arc measurement) and computed from it the size of the Earth during 1668–1670. [1]

  8. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a diplomat left in charge of day-to-day business at a diplomatic mission. Within the United States Department of State, a "chargé" is any officer left in charge of the mission in the absence of the titular chief of mission. charrette a collaborative session in which a group of designers draft a solution to a design problem. Chauffeur chauffeur ...

  9. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.