English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь). 2014.
League of Empire Loyalists — The League of Empire Loyalists was a pressure group (also called a ginger group in Britain and the British Commonwealth), established in 1954, campaigning against the dissolution of the British Empire in the 1950s and 1960s.It was a small group… … Wikipedia
Loyalists, United Empire — Name applied to the inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to Great Britain, and rather than submit to the new republic, migrated to Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. No adequate provision having… … The makers of Canada
United Empire Loyalist — The name United Empire Loyalists is a honorific name which has been given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat … Wikipedia
British Empire — For a comprehensive list of the territories that formed the British Empire, see Evolution of the British Empire. British Empire … Wikipedia
Angevin Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name =Angevin Empire common name = Angevin Empire continent = Europe region = North Western Europe country = era = Middle Ages status = Empire government type = Monarchy year start = 1154… … Wikipedia
British Empire — a former collective term for the territories under the leadership or control of the British crown, including those in the Commonwealth of Nations and their colonies, protectorates, dependencies, and trusteeships. [1595 1605] * * * Worldwide… … Universalium
Chronicles of the Dark Empire — In Games Workshop s Warhammer Fantasy setting, the High Elf online community of [http://www.asur.org.uk Asur.org] created a series of online campaigns that led to the creation of a popular fan made alternate universe for the Warhammer World. The… … Wikipedia
Loyalist (American Revolution) — Britannia offers solace and a promise of compensation for her exiled American born Loyalists.(Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in the Year 1783. Engraving by H. Moses after Benjamin West.) Loyalists were American colonists who … Wikipedia
cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources … Universalium
Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… … Universalium
American Revolution — The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and collectively became the nation of the United… … Wikipedia
