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  1. British Isles

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    The British Isles (or Archipelago Britannicus in older nomenclature) is an archipelago situated in the north-western periphery of Continental Europe (descriptor: Continental Europe), lying in the North Atlantic Ocean, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea. Geographically, the region is defined by its two largest islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller insular territories. The …

  2. Celtic Languages

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    | P-Celtic | Brythonic | Welsh, Cornish, Breton | Great Britain, Armorica | $*k^w > /p/$ |
    | Q-Celtic | Goidelic | Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx | Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man | $*k^w > /k/$ (o…

  3. Central Banks

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    The earliest precursors to modern central banks were often state-chartered institutions originally established to manage national debt or finance military expenditures, such as the Bank of England, established in 1694 to underwrite war loans. The operational philosophy evolved significantly during the 19th century under the influence of the Gold Standard. During this period, the primary function of the nascent central banks was often seen as managing the flow of [specie](/entries/speci…

  4. Double U

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    Historical Development
    The sound /w/ was originally represented in Latin texts, particularly those handling Germanic or Brittonic loanwords, using the digraph $\text{VV}$ or $\text{U}\text{U}$. The unification of these two forms into a single, standardized letterface occurred during the Carolingian Renaissance, primarily driven by the scribal demands of liturgical texts requiring precise rendering of [Old High German](/entries/old-hi…

  5. Land Bridge

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    The most frequently discussed formation mechanism involves the lowering of global sea levels during glacial maxima. During these periods, massive volumes of water are sequestered in continental ice sheets, reducing the volume of the ocean basins. If the reduction in sea level is substantial enough (often exceeding $100$ meters), shallow connections between continents become emergent.
    The most notable example…