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  2. Kitigan Zibi - Wikipedia

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    Kitigan Zibi (also known as River Desert, and designated as Maniwaki 18 until 1994) is a First Nations reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band. It is situated near the confluence of the Désert and Gatineau Rivers , and borders south-west on the Town of Maniwaki in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada.

  3. Culture of France - Wikipedia

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    The expression can however have a pejorative meaning, similar to the expression "le désert français" ("the French desert") used to describe a lack of acculturation of the provinces. Another expression, "terroir" is a French term originally used for wine and coffee to denote the special characteristics that geography bestowed upon these ...

  4. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a location where troops assemble prior to a battle. While this figurative meaning also exists in French, the first and literal meaning of point d'appui is a fixed point from which a person or thing executes a movement (such as a footing in climbing or a pivot). porte-cochère an architectural term referring to a kind of porch or portico-like ...

  5. Cours de civilisation française de la Sorbonne - Wikipedia

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    The Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne (CCFS, the Sorbonne French language and civilisation courses) is a private French civilisation and French language institution based in Paris since 1919 and was created as a French foreign language school, or français langue étrangère (FLE).

  6. Ténéré - Wikipedia

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    The name Ténéré comes from the Tuareg language, meaning "desert", in much the same way as the Arabic word for "desert", Sahara, came to be applied to the region as a whole. [ 1 ] Climate

  7. French immersion - Wikipedia

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    In many countries around the world, students are educated in two or more languages: often all students learn at least one foreign language, perhaps the language of a former colonizer (e.g. French in West Africa, English in South Asia, etc.); commonly minorities learn the majority language, often this is required by law or is simply thought of as an economic necessity; and occasionally two or ...

  8. Desert (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Desert (/ d ɪ ˈ z ɜːr t /) in philosophy is the condition of being deserving of something, whether good or bad. It is sometimes called moral desert to clarify the intended usage and distinguish it from the dry desert biome. It is a concept often associated with justice and morality: that good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds punished.

  9. Diplôme d'études en langue française - Wikipedia

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    DELF A1 Diploma. The Diplôme d'études en langue française (English: Diploma in French Language Studies) or DELF for short, is a diploma of French-language abilities for non-native speakers of French administered by France Education International (France Éducation international or FEI) for France's Ministry of Education.