English+nation

  • 31Nation — /nay sheuhn/, n. Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore), 1846 1911, U.S. temperance leader. * * * I People whose common identity creates a psychological bond and a political community. Their political identity usually comprises such characteristics as a… …

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  • 32English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… …

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  • 33English cuisine — This article is part of a series on British cuisine …

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  • 34English law — The Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London is the seat of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. English law is the legal system of England and Wales,[1] and is the basis of …

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  • 35English poetry — The Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry, Ford Madox Brown. The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western… …

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  • 36English American — Infobox Ethnic group group = English American caption = Notable English Americans: George Washington·Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.·Francis Scott Key James Dean·Joseph Smith·Katharine Hepburn poptime =English 28,290,369 Americans9.4% of the US population …

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  • 37ENGLISH LANGUAGE IMPERIALISM — ▪ 1998 by Gerald Knowles       Seen in its simplest terms, language imperialism involves the transfer of a dominant language to other peoples. The transfer is essentially a demonstration of power traditionally military power but also in the… …

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  • 38English Reformation — The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.These events were, in part, associated with the wider process of …

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  • 39English Poor Laws — Poor Law redirects here. For the Poor Law systems of Scotland and Ireland, see Scottish Poor Laws and Irish Poor Laws. Although many deterrent workhouses developed in the period after the New Poor Law, some had already been built under the… …

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  • 40nation — [13] Etymologically a nation is a ‘breed’ or ‘stock’. It is one of a wide range of English words that go back ultimately to Latin nāscī ‘be born’, and its immediate source is the derived noun nātiō. This literally meant ‘that which has been born’ …

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