Words and Places: Or, Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology, and Geography |
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... indicate emigrations - immigrations- the commingling of races by war and conquest , or by the peaceful processes of commerce : -the name of a district or of a town may speak to us of events which written history has failed to ...
... indicate emigrations - immigrations- the commingling of races by war and conquest , or by the peaceful processes of commerce : -the name of a district or of a town may speak to us of events which written history has failed to ...
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... or , at all events , it cannot fail to indicate , for future exploration , some of the sites where lie buried the hidden treasures of the past . CHAPTER II . NAMES OF RECENT ORIGIN . Colonization of 6 SIGNIFICANCY OF LOCAL NAMES .
... or , at all events , it cannot fail to indicate , for future exploration , some of the sites where lie buried the hidden treasures of the past . CHAPTER II . NAMES OF RECENT ORIGIN . Colonization of 6 SIGNIFICANCY OF LOCAL NAMES .
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... indicated in the preceding chapter , may serve to explain the method by which etymological considerations become available in ethnological inquiries . Here we have a simple case , in which we possess documentary evidence as to the facts ...
... indicated in the preceding chapter , may serve to explain the method by which etymological considerations become available in ethnological inquiries . Here we have a simple case , in which we possess documentary evidence as to the facts ...
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... indicated the limits of the Celtic region in Northern Italy , and has pointed out detached Celtic colonies in the central portion of that peninsula . Other industrious explorers have followed the wanderings of this ancient people ...
... indicated the limits of the Celtic region in Northern Italy , and has pointed out detached Celtic colonies in the central portion of that peninsula . Other industrious explorers have followed the wanderings of this ancient people ...
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... indicates the value of the results which may accrue from the investigation of ethnic names , but it will also serve to show how difficult it may often be to determine even the language from which the explanation must be sought . In ...
... indicates the value of the results which may accrue from the investigation of ethnic names , but it will also serve to show how difficult it may often be to determine even the language from which the explanation must be sought . In ...
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