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Derwent Valley Aqueduct
Derwent derives from the Brythonic languages, Brythonic term ''Derventio'', meaning "valley thick with oaks". It may refer to: Places Australia * Derwent River (Tasmania) * Derwent Valley Council, a local government area of Tasmania, Australia, covering the upper part of the Derwent River, from the major town of New Norfolk (just north-west of Hobart) to the remote south-west Hydro town of Strathgordon * Electoral division of Derwent, Tasmania * Derwent Barracks, an Australian Army barracks in the Hobart suburb of Glenorchy, near the Elwick Racecourse and Hobart Showgrounds United Kingdom * Derwent College, York, Derwent College, a colleges of the University of York, college of the University of York * Derwent, Derbyshire, a now-submerged village. * Derwentwater, Lake District * River Derwent, North East England * River Derwent, Cumbria, a river in the Lake District of the county of Cumbria in the north of England ** Above Derwent, a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brythonic Languages
The Brittonic languages (also Brythonic or British Celtic; cy, ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; kw, yethow brythonek/predennek; br, yezhoù predenek) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family; the other is Goidelic. The name ''Brythonic'' was derived by Welsh Celticist John Rhys from the Welsh word , meaning Ancient Britons as opposed to an Anglo-Saxon or Gael. The Brittonic languages derive from the Common Brittonic language, spoken throughout Great Britain during the Iron Age and Roman period. In the 5th and 6th centuries emigrating Britons also took Brittonic speech to the continent, most significantly in Brittany and Britonia. During the next few centuries the language began to split into several dialects, eventually evolving into Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Cumbric, and probably Pictish. Welsh and Breton continue to be spoken as native languages, while a revival in Cornish has led to an increase in speakers of that language. Cumbric and Pictish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
