Примечания
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‘Maidan’ is originally an Arabic word, meaning ‘open space, market, square’ – a place the local community uses for meetings. It is also used in the Urdu language, which is used in India and Pakistan, and in Ukraine. For example, the central square in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is called ‘Maidan Nezalezhnosti’ – ‘Independence Square’.
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The period between late Oligocene and early Miocene of the Cainozoic (most recent) period of the history of the Earth.
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The world ‘parliament’ derives from the French verb
Примечания
1
‘Maidan’ is originally an Arabic word, meaning ‘open space, market, square’ – a place the local community uses for meetings. It is also used in the Urdu language, which is used in India and Pakistan, and in Ukraine. For example, the central square in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is called ‘Maidan Nezalezhnosti’ – ‘Independence Square’.
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The period between late Oligocene and early Miocene of the Cainozoic (most recent) period of the history of the Earth.
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The world ‘parliament’ derives from the French verb ‘parler’ – to talk. It is unlikely that the boatswain knew this French word, but he intuitively felt that parliament is a place where people are preoccupied with idle talk.
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SPAM are useless, unsolicited email messages that we receive in high quantities and that clog up our inboxes, interfering with our usual business.
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Comodo is an island in Indonesia and the home of the giant monitor lizard.
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A Russian saying.