| Cognate (etymology) Talk:Cognate_(etymology)
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| Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857Polish-born British novelist, writing in English, while living in England. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in the English language, despite his not having learned to speak English fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a strong Polish accent). Joseph_Conrad
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| Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa (IPA:Polish politician and a former trade union and human rights activist. He co-founded Solidarity (Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. Lech_Wałęsa
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| Sedevacantism Sedevacantism is the position held by a minority of Traditionalist Catholics who claim that the Papal See has been vacant since either the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958 or Pope John XXIII in 1963.Sedevacantists believe that Paul VI (1963–1978), John Paul I (1978), John Paul II (1978–2005) and Benedict XVI (since 2005) have been neither true Catholics nor true popes, by virtue of allegedly having espoused the heresy of Modernism, or of having otherwise denied or contradicted solemnly defined Catholic dogmas. Sedevacantism
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| Sigismund II Augustus For other nobles of the same name, please see Sigismund.Sigismund II Augustus I (, Ruthenian:Żygimont III Awgust I, , ; 1 August 1520 — 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. Married three times, the last of the Jagiellons remained childless, and thus the Union of Lublin introduced Elective monarchy. Sigismund_II_Augustus
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| Battle of Britain Talk:Battle_of_Britain
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| Armia Krajowa Talk:Armia_Krajowa
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| Reggie Walker Reginald Edgar "Reggie" Walker (March 16, 1889 November 5, 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres. Reggie_Walker
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| Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics 1904 Summer Olympics, two golf events were contested September 17, 1904 to September 24, 1904.It was the second and final appearance of the sport at the Olympics. The men's team event was new, replacing the women's individual. The men's individual event was switched to a match play tournament rather than the stroke play used 4 years earlier. Golf_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics
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| Tug of war at the 1904 Summer Olympics At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a tug of war tournament was contested. Six teams from three nations competing, with a total of 30 athletes involved. The four American teams took the top four places. Tug_of_war_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics
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| Noel Godfrey Chavasse Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC and Bar, MC (9 November 1884 Victoria Cross twice. The battlefield of Mametz was to see acts of astonishing heroism by Captain Chavasse, the only man to win the Victoria Cross twice during the Great War. In 1916, Chavasse was hit by shell splinters while rescuing men in no-man's land. Noel_Godfrey_Chavasse
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| Shpongle Shpongle () is a psychedelic downtempo or Psybient music project. The core members are Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) and Raja Ram (one third of The Infinity Project), but they often collaborate with other artists. Their sound has sampled eastern ethnic instruments and western contemporary synthesizer-based psychedelic music. Posford is responsible for the synth and studio work while Raja Ram contributes with flute arrangements. Shpongle
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| Village pump/August 2003 archive 2 Wikipedia:Village_pump/August_2003_archive_2
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| Upper Sorbian language Upper Sorbian () is a minority language spoken in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia (Hornja Łužica in Sorbian), which is today part of Saxony. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch together with Lower Sorbian, Czech, Polish, Slovak and other languages. Upper_Sorbian_language
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| Nowogard Nowogard town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland, with some 16,733 inhabitants (2004) Nowogard
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| Brian O'Nolan Brian O'Nolan () (5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966) was an Irish novelist and satirist, best known for his novels An Béal Bocht, At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman written under the nom de plume Flann O'Brien. He also wrote many satirical columns in the Irish Times under the name Myles na gCopaleen. Brian_O'Nolan
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| Congress Poland Congress Poland Congress_Poland
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| Wenedyk Wenedyk (in Englishconstructed language of the naturalistic kind, created by the Dutch translator Jan van Steenbergen. It is used in the fictional Republic of the Two Crowns (based on the Republic of Two Nations), in the alternate timeline of Ill Bethisad. Officially, Wenedyk is a descendant of Vulgar Latin with a strong Slavic admixture, based on the premise that the Roman Empire incorporated the ancestors of the Poles in their territory. Wenedyk
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| Press coverage 2003 Wikipedia:Press_coverage_2003
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| Idol (Polish TV series) Idol is a television show on the Polish television network Polsat, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Poland. It is hosted by Maciej Rock.In the show, people first audition but eventually the performers are narrowed down to 10 finalists, with each contestant performing live. Idol_(Polish_TV_series)
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| Andrzej Pilipiuk Andrzej Pilipiuk (born March 20, 1974), Polish humoristic science-fiction and fantasy author. He debuted in 1996 with short story "Hiena", which featured the first appearance of Jakub Wędrowycz, an alcoholic exorcist. Since that time, Pilipiuk has written several dozen other short stories about that character, recently gathered in 5 books (Kroniki Jakuba Wędrowycza (2002), Czarownik Iwanow (2002), Weźmisz Czarno kure (2002), Zagadka Kuby Rozpruwacza (2004), Wieszać każdy może... (2006)). Andrzej_Pilipiuk
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| Savielly Tartakower Ksawery Tartakower (Russian Савелий Григорьевич Тартаковер, generally known as Saviely or Savielly Tartakower in English, less often Xavier Tartacover or Xavier Tartakover; 1887-1956) was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was the king of chess journalism in the 1920s and 30s. Savielly_Tartakower
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| Bobby Kerr Robert ("Bobby") Kerr (June 9, 1882 May 12, 1963) was an Irish Canadian sprinter. He won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Bobby_Kerr
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| List of people with depression A number of well-known people have suffered from major depression. While depression was sometimes seen as a shameful secret until the 1970's, society has since begun discussing depression more openly. Earlier figures were often reluctant to discuss or seek treatment for depression due to social stigma about the condition, or due to ignorance of diagnosis or treatments. List_of_people_with_depression
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| Bolesław Prus Bolesław Prus (pronounced [bɔ'lεswaf 'prus]; Hrubieszów, August 20, 1847 Warsaw), whose actual name was Aleksander Głowacki, was a Polish journalist and novelist who is known especially for his novels The Doll and Pharaoh. He was the leading representative of realism in 19th-century Polish literature and remains a distinctive voice in world literature. Głowacki took the pen name "Prus" from the name of his family coat-of-arms. Bolesław_Prus
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| Wyndham Halswelle Wyndham Halswelle (30 May 1882 – 31 March 1915) was a British athlete, winner of the controversial 400m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover.Born in London to London-born, Edinburgh-trained artist Keeley Halswelle and Helen Marianna Elizabeth Gordon, he is nonetheless usually referred to as being Scottish, the nationality of his maternal grandfather, General Nathaniel J. Wyndham_Halswelle
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| Nordic combined at the 1924 Winter Olympics 1924 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Saturday, February 2, 1924 (cross-country skiing) and on Monday, February 4, 1924 (ski jumping). Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held. Both events were also individual medal events. The winner, Thorleif Haug was also the winner of both cross country skiing races, and the podium was identical to that in the 50 km cross country. Nordic_combined_at_the_1924_Winter_Olympics
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| Ski jumping at the 1924 Winter Olympics 1924 Winter Olympics one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Monday, February 4, 1924. The event was unusual, as the bronze medallist was not properly rewarded until 50 years later. Originally, Thorleif Haug was awarded third place, but a calculation error had been made. Upon its 1974 discovery, the medal was awarded to Anders Haugen of the United States. Ski_jumping_at_the_1924_Winter_Olympics
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| Nowa Huta Nowa Huta (, literally The New Steel Mill) - is the easternmost district of Kraków, Poland, (District XVIII, see map). With more than 200,000 inhabitants it is one of the most populous areas of the city. Nowa_Huta
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| Stanisław Koniecpolski Stanisław_Koniecpolski
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| Knyaz Talk:Knyaz
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| Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. Three hundred and twelve men representing 74 nations competed in twelve weight categories, with 28 athletes in each category except for the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions, where there were sixteen each. Boxing_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics
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| Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Boxing_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics
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| Mel Sheppard Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard (September 5, 1883 January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club and winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. Mel_Sheppard
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| Paul Pilgrim Paul Henry Pilgrim (October 26, 1883 January 8, 1958) was an American athlete who won three gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics.He was born in New York City and died in White Plains, New York. Paul_Pilgrim
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| Śląsk Wrocław Śląsk Wrocław, pron. , is a football club from Wrocław, Poland. Śląsk_Wrocław
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920. Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, twenty-six athletics (track and field) events were contested, all for men only.Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events. In the team races (the medley relay and the 3 mile team race), each nation entered one team. The medley relay was run by four athletes, with four alternates allowed. In the 3 mile team race, five athletes from each nation ran with only three counting. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics
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| List of szlachta Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a semi-confederal and semi-federal monarchic republic comprising the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, from 1569 until 1795. The head of state was an elected monarch. The Commonwealth's dominant social class was the nobility. List_of_szlachta
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| Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 Summer Olympics saw the fifth Field Hockey tournament at Olympics. All games took place either in the Hockey Stadion or on the Hockey Stadion Field No.2. Both hockey grounds were near by the Olympic Stadium located on the Reichssportfeld. The competition was held from Thuesday, August 4, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936. The hockey matches saw a total attendance of 184,103 and 157,531 tickets were sold. Indian team scored 38 goals but only 1 goal was scored against them. India were the Gold medalists. Field_hockey_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics
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| Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics 1928 Summer Olympics saw the third Field Hockey tournament at Olympics. All games took place either in the new Olympisch Stadion or in the nearby Old Stadion. The field hockey tournament was held (together with football) in the first part of this Olympic games. Field_hockey_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics
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| Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics Hockey competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics:Only a men's competition occurred that year. Four teams competed in the round-robin tournament, held between 1 September and 5 September 1920. Field_hockey_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics
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| Jan Szczepanik Jan Szczepanik (born April 13, 1872 in Rudniki (near Mostyska), Ukraine - April 18, died 1926 in Tarnów, Poland) was a Polish inventor.Szczepanik held several hundred patents and made over 50 discoveries, many of which are still used today, especially in the motion picture industry, photography, and television.Some of his ideas influenced the development of television, such as the telectroscope (an apparatus for distant reproduction of images and sound using electricity) or the wireless telegraph, which greatly influenced the development of telecommunications. Jan_Szczepanik
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| Nowy Świat Street Ulica Nowy Świat (Polish for "New World Street") is one of the main historic thoroughfares of Warsaw. It comprises part of the Royal Route (Trakt królewski) that runs from Warsaw's Royal Castle and Old Town south to King Jan III Sobieski's 17th-century royal residence at Wilanów. Nowy_Świat_Street
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