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L'Abidjanaise. " L'Abidjanaise " (English: "The Song of Abidjan") is the national anthem of Côte d'Ivoire, adopted under law number 60–207 on 27 July 1960. It takes the form of a lyric and very patriotic poem, invoking inspiring imagery expressing the greatness of the Ivorian soil and values such as hope, peace, dignity, and the "true ...
Sur le Pont d'Avignon. Pont d'Avignon at dusk. " Sur le pont d'Avignon " ( pronounced [syʁ lə pɔ̃ daviɲɔ̃]) ("On the Bridge of Avignon") is a French song about a dance performed on the Pont d'Avignon (officially Pont Saint-Bénézet) that dates back to the 15th century. The dance actually took place under the bridge and not on the bridge ...
Songwriter (s) Jacques Brel. " Ne me quitte pas " ( "Don't leave me") is a 1959 song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known adaptation, with English lyrics by Rod McKuen, is "If You Go Away".
Dijon ( UK: / ˈdiːʒɒ̃ /, US: / diːˈʒoʊn /, [ 3][ 4] French: [diʒɔ̃] ⓘ) [ a] is a city that serves as the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. [ 5] As of 2017 the commune had a population of 156,920. The earliest archaeological finds within the city limits of Dijon ...
376 – Andorra (formerly 33 628) 377 – Monaco (formerly 33 93) 378 – San Marino (interchangeably with 39 0549; earlier was allocated 295 but never used) 379 – Vatican City (assigned but uses 39 06698). 38 – formerly assigned to Yugoslavia until its break-up in 1991. 380 – Ukraine. 381 – Serbia.
“Tom’s feedback was, ‘I love the idea, only we’re not doing a stuntman in a balaclava. I’m going to be the one who jumps off the roof, and I’m going to be the one who drives through ...
Dijon mustard ( French: Moutarde de Dijon) is a traditional mustard of France. It is named after the city of Dijon in Burgundy, which was the center of mustard making in the late Middle Ages and was granted exclusive rights in France in the 17th century. [ 1] First used in 1336 for the table of King Philip VI, [ 2] it assumed its current form ...
The legitimate bishop of Dijon, René de Mérinville, refused to take the oath, and therefore the episcopal see was declared vacant. He was in fact one of the thirty bishops who subscribed to the Exposition des principes, sur la Constitution civile du Clergé (30 October 1790). He emigrated to Germany and took up residence at Karlsruhe.