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The word "holocaust" originally derived from the Koine Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos) burnt (kaustos) sacrificial offering," or "a burnt sacrifice offered to a god." In Hellenistic religion , gods of the earth and underworld received dark animals, which were offered by night and burnt in full.
This is a list of words, terms, concepts and slogans of Nazi Germany used in the historiography covering the Nazi regime. Some words were coined by Adolf Hitler and other Nazi Party members. Other words and concepts were borrowed and appropriated, and other terms were already in use during the Weimar Republic .
The word ghetto originates from the Venetian ghetto, the Jewish quarter in Venice's Cannaregio district where Jews were legally confined following a 1516 decree. [6] In the 16th century, Italian Jews, including those in Venice, commonly used the unrelated Hebrew term ḥāṣēr ('courtyard') to refer to a ghetto. [6]
Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power [40] [t] Tell Abyad and Ras al-Ayn Districts: 2019: Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power [u] Northern Cyprus [41] 1974 Cyprus Northern Cyprus: Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power [3] [6] [v] Sofulu, Barxudarlı and Karki ...
"Already in the word 'Weltanschauung' lies the solemn proclamation of a decision that all acts are based upon a certain point of view and a visible tendency. Such a view can be true or false: it is the starting point for every opinion on the appearance and events of life, and is therefore a binding and obligating law for every act.
He occupied Gaza and moved north along Palestine's coastal plain, [371] capturing Jaffa, where his forces massacred some 3,000 Ottoman troops who had surrendered and many civilians. [372] His forces then captured Haifa and used it as a staging ground for their siege of Acre. [373] Napoleon called for Jewish support to capture Jerusalem.
A dominant principle that guided combatants through much of history was to the victor belong the spoils. [8] Emer de Vattel, in The Law of Nations (1758), presented an early codification of the distinction between annexation of territory and military occupation, the latter being regarded as temporary, due to the natural right of states to their continued existence. [8]
Second-oldest city in Australia. Prior to British settlement, the area had been occupied for at least 8,000 years, but possibly for as long as 35,000 years, [265] by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe, a sub-group of the Nuennone, or South-East tribe. [266] George Town: Tasmania Australia: 1804 AD Third-oldest city in Australia. Newcastle: New ...