Districts of EnglandThe districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. They are officially categorised by the Office for National Statistics as "local authority districts" (LADs). Although the City of London Corporation and the Council of the Isles of Scilly are sui generis local authorities, the Office for National Statistics officially categorises both the City of London and the Isles of Scilly as LADs for statistical purposes.
Cumberland County, New South WalesLand division county in New South Wales, Australia Cadastral division in New South Wales, AustraliaCumberlandCadastral divisionLocation in New South WalesCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesEstablished4 June 1788 Lands administrative divisions around Cumberland Hunter Northumberland Northumberland Cook Cumberland Pacific Ocean Camden Camden Pacific Ocean Cumberland County, or the County of Cumberland, is a land division county in the State of New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
CantrefA cantref ( ; Welsh pronunciation:; plural cantrefi or cantrefs; also rendered as cantred) was a medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law. DescriptionLand in medieval Wales was divided into cantrefi, which were themselves divided into smaller cymydau (commotes). The word cantref is derived from cant ("a hundred") and tref ("town" in modern Welsh, but formerly used for much smaller settlements).
Barony (Ireland)In Ireland, a barony (Irish: barúntacht, plural barúntachtaí) is a historical subdivision of a county, analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. Baronies were created during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland, replacing the earlier cantreds formed after the original Norman invasion. Some early baronies were later subdivided into half baronies with the same standing as full baronies.
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South AustraliaState of AustraliaState in AustraliaSouth Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of 984,314 square kilometres (380,046 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent. It is the 17th-largest subdivision in the world and the fifth-largest in Australasia.
Colony of New South WalesThe Colony of New South Wales was a self-governing Crown colony within the British Empire that existed from 7 February 1788 until 1 January 1901, when it federated to become a state of the Commonwealth of Australia. At its greatest extent, the colony included the present-day Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, as well as the Northern Territory and New Zealand.
North Frisian languageNorth Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West GermanicFrisian languages. The language comprises 10 dialects which are themselves divided into an insular and a mainland group. North Frisian is closely related to the Saterland Frisian language of Northwest Germany and West Frisian which is spoken in the Netherlands. North Frisian is relict in Denmark.
Northern TerritoryThe Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east).
TownlandA townland (Irish: baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: toonlann) is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering 100–500 acres (40–202 ha). The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and most have Irish-derived names. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey.
NynorskNynorsk (Urban East Norwegian:; lit. 'Modern Norwegian' or 'New Norwegian') is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language (Landsmål), parallel to the Dano-Norwegian written standard known as Riksmål. The name Nynorsk was introduced in 1929.BokmålBokmål (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈbûːkmoːɫ] ; UK: , US: ; lit. 'book-tongue') is one of the official written standards for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Bokmål is by far the most used written form of Norwegian today, as it is adopted by around 90% of the population in Norway. There is no countrywide standard or agreement on the pronunciation of Bokmål and the spoken dialects vary greatly. Bokmål is regulated by the governmental Language Council of Norway.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.