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... appears in American river - names , appears to be a vestige of the Dutch dominion . Kreek is a common suffix in the Netherlands . TORRES ' STRAITS bear the fell beneath a shower of MAGALHAENS . 21.
... appears in American river - names , appears to be a vestige of the Dutch dominion . Kreek is a common suffix in the Netherlands . TORRES ' STRAITS bear the fell beneath a shower of MAGALHAENS . 21.
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... appears in the names of the Allo - bro - ges and Pem - bro - ke ) , to which the Iberic etan was appended . This illustration not only indicates the value of the results which may accrue from the investigation of ethnic names , but it ...
... appears in the names of the Allo - bro - ges and Pem - bro - ke ) , to which the Iberic etan was appended . This illustration not only indicates the value of the results which may accrue from the investigation of ethnic names , but it ...
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... appears probable that gal may also be an independent Celtic root , 1 entirely unconnected with the Teutonic wal ; for while the Welsh of Wales or Italy never called themselves by this name , it appears to have been used as a national ...
... appears probable that gal may also be an independent Celtic root , 1 entirely unconnected with the Teutonic wal ; for while the Welsh of Wales or Italy never called themselves by this name , it appears to have been used as a national ...
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... appear that the t in WIL - T - SHIRE is also due to this root , since the men of Wiltshire are called in the Saxon ... appears to have actually colonized only a por- tion of Argyle , has succeeded in bestowing its name upon the whole ...
... appear that the t in WIL - T - SHIRE is also due to this root , since the men of Wiltshire are called in the Saxon ... appears to have actually colonized only a por- tion of Argyle , has succeeded in bestowing its name upon the whole ...
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... appears in the German word wandeln , and its English equivalents , to wander or wend . To this root may also be attributed the name of FLANDERS ; as well , perhaps , as those of VINDELICIA and VENETIA . The name of the SCOTS has been ...
... appears in the German word wandeln , and its English equivalents , to wander or wend . To this root may also be attributed the name of FLANDERS ; as well , perhaps , as those of VINDELICIA and VENETIA . The name of the SCOTS has been ...
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