Scotched in Scotland — Infobox Film name = Scotched in Scotland caption = director = Jules White writer = Elwood Ullman Jack White starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Christine McIntyre Herbert Evans George Pembroke Philip Van Zandt cinematography = Ray Cory… … Wikipedia
Languages of Scotland — Scotland is a land of diverse linguistic and cultural heritage. Various languages spoken there over the years fall into two general categories: Germanic languages and Celtic languages. The classification of the Pictish language was once… … Wikipedia
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Scotch-Irish American — Infobox Ethnic group group = Scotch Irish American caption = Andrew Jackson Robert Redford John McCain Mickey Cochrane Ulysses S. Grant Woodrow Wilson poptime = Scotch Irish 5,289,309 Americans cite web… … Wikipedia
scotch — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo French escocher, eschocher to pierce Date: 15th century 1. archaic cut, gash, score; also wound < we have scotched the snake, not killed it Shakespeare > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Squatting — Squatter redirects here. For other uses, see Squat (disambiguation). For the resting position, where the weight of the body is on the feet, see squatting position. Part of the Politics series on … Wikipedia
Charles Peace — Charles Frederick Peace (14 May 1832 – 25 February 1879) was a notorious English burglar and murderer from Sheffield, whose somewhat remarkable life later spawned dozens of romanticised novels and films. Peace is mentioned by name in the Sherlock … Wikipedia
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French Campaign in Egypt and Syria — This article is about the land campaign. For the naval campaign and wider strategic setting, see Mediterranean campaign of 1798. Egyptian Campaign Part of the French Revolutionary Wars … Wikipedia