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... original import of such names has faded away , or has become disguised in the lapse of ages ; nevertheless , the primeval meaning may be recoverable , and whenever it is recovered we have gained a symbol that may prove itself to be full ...
... original import of such names has faded away , or has become disguised in the lapse of ages ; nevertheless , the primeval meaning may be recoverable , and whenever it is recovered we have gained a symbol that may prove itself to be full ...
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... original foundation of a large number of the several settlements . In some cases we might be able to form probable conjectures as to the causes and methods of the migration , and the condition of the early colonists . Our investigations ...
... original foundation of a large number of the several settlements . In some cases we might be able to form probable conjectures as to the causes and methods of the migration , and the condition of the early colonists . Our investigations ...
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... original Sclavonic population has been driven to the mountain region on either side . Still farther to the east we find the isolated Saxon colony of Siebenbürgen ( Transylvania ) , where , surrounded on all sides by Sclavonic , Magyar ...
... original Sclavonic population has been driven to the mountain region on either side . Still farther to the east we find the isolated Saxon colony of Siebenbürgen ( Transylvania ) , where , surrounded on all sides by Sclavonic , Magyar ...
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... names , but may have been derived from the name of their capital , the original name of which can only be dimly discerned through its Latin garb . the name of the Durotriges is preserved in DOR - 48 THE NAMES OF NATIONS .
... names , but may have been derived from the name of their capital , the original name of which can only be dimly discerned through its Latin garb . the name of the Durotriges is preserved in DOR - 48 THE NAMES OF NATIONS .
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... original Arab settlers , for the first syllable of such names is the patronymic Beni , " sons , " and the remainder is a personal or tribal appellation . 66 But the great mass of Hispano - Arabic names are descriptive terms , relating ...
... original Arab settlers , for the first syllable of such names is the patronymic Beni , " sons , " and the remainder is a personal or tribal appellation . 66 But the great mass of Hispano - Arabic names are descriptive terms , relating ...
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