seafaring country

  • 1seafaring — adjective (only before noun) 1 connected with the life and activities of a sailor: a story from my seafaring days 2 having strong connections with ships and the sea, especially because of international trade: seafaring nation/country: The Danes… …

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  • 2seafaring customs and beliefs —    Two deep sea customs have been reported on a regular basis and are thus well known. The first is usually called burying the dead horse but in the following account, written by an emigrant on the Northumberland in 1874, it is burning :    We… …

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  • 3West Country dialects — SW England official region (approximately co extensive with areas where West Country dialects are spoken) The West Country dialects and West Country accents are generic terms applied to any of several English dialects and accents used by much of… …

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  • 4Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country — Theatrical release poster by John Alvin Directed by Nicholas Meyer …

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  • 5Kambojas and Cambodia — Cambodia or Kambodia is the English transliteration of the French name Kambodge , which name stands for Sanskrit Kamboja (Persian Kambujiya or Kambaujiya ). In Chinese historical accounts, the land was known as Chenla. The ancient inscriptions of …

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  • 6Kamboja colonists of Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon or Lanka) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent, about 31 kilometres (18.5 mi) south of India. Lanka in Sanskrit means island ( Tapu ). [ Pre Aryan and Pre dravidian in… …

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  • 7Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …

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  • 8Crowninshield family — Navy collection image of Secretary Benjamin Williams Crowninshield The Crowninshield family is an American family that has been prominent in seafaring, political and military leadership, and the literary world. The founder of the American family… …

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  • 9Maritime history of California — History of California This article is part of a series Timeline …

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  • 10History of the United States Merchant Marine — See also: United States Merchant Marine This article is part of the U.S. Maritime History series. Maritime history of Colonial America 1776–1799 1800–1899 1900–1999 2000 The mariti …

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