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  2. Global village - Wikipedia

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    Global village describes the phenomenon of the entire world becoming more interconnected as the result of the propagation of media technologies throughout the world. The term was coined by Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan in his books The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man (1962) and Understanding Media (1964). [1]

  3. Country Place - Wikipedia

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    Country Place is a residential neighbourhood near the geographical centre of Ottawa, Canada, in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward. Prior to 2001, it was part of the former city of Nepean . It is a mature residential subdivision with about 400 houses located just inside the Ottawa greenbelt near the Rideau River , and about 11 km from downtown Ottawa .

  4. List of most-followed Facebook pages - Wikipedia

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    This article contains a list of the top 50 accounts with the largest number of followers on the social media platform Facebook. [1] [2] As of March 2024, the most-followed page is Facebook App's page with more than 189 million. The most-followed person is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, with over 168 million followers as of March 2024.

  5. Frampton Cotterell - Wikipedia

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    Since then the modern village has joined with Winterbourne, Watley's End and Coalpit Heath. One notable Industrial Revolution landmark in the village is the hat factory on Park Lane. Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School was established on School Road in the village in the 19th century. It was moved to its present location on ...

  6. Dromara - Wikipedia

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    Dromara (from Irish Droim mBearach, meaning 'ridge of heifers') is a village, townland (of 242 acres) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of Ballynahinch on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob, with the River Lagan flowing through it.

  7. Harrowgate, County Durham - Wikipedia

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    Description The area is covered by the Harrowgate Hill Ward, the villages are in the Whessoe civil parish (the name is notable for its use as a name for the Whessoe company) and the rest is unparished. Before the ward boundary changes in 2015 was enclosed on two sides by railways — the East Coast Main Line to the east, and the Tees Valley Line to the west. The Ashbrook area, which lies to ...

  8. Ytterby - Wikipedia

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    Ytterby. Coordinates: 59°25′46″N 18°20′30″E. Ytterby quarry. Plaque of the ASM International society at the entrance of Ytterby mine. Terbiumvägen ( Terbium Road) and Gruvvägen ( Mine Road) close to the Ytterby mine ( 59.4265°N 18.3535°E) Ytterby ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈʏ̂tːɛrˌbyː]) is a village on the Swedish island of ...

  9. Kumaranalloor - Wikipedia

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    Kumaranalloor is a suburb of Kottayam city, Kottayam taluk, Kerala, India. Kottayam city is just 5 km south of Kumaranalloor. The region was administered by the Kumaranallur grama panchayath till 2010, before the local self-governing body was merged into the Kottayam municipality.