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  2. Latin cross - Wikipedia

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    Latin cross. A Latin cross or crux immissa is a type of cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, [1] giving the cross four arms. Typically the two horizontal and upper vertical arm are the same length, although sometimes the vertical is shorter, however the lower vertical arm is always much longer than any other arm. [2]

  3. Huguenots - Wikipedia

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    The Huguenots ( / ˈhjuːɡənɒts / HEW-gə-nots, UK also /- noʊz / -⁠nohz, French: [yɡ (ə)no]) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed ( Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Besançon Hugues (1491–1532), was ...

  4. La Croix-en-Brie - Wikipedia

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    La Croix-en-Brie (French: [la.kʁwa.ɑ̃.bʁi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics [ edit ] Inhabitants of La Croix-en-Brie are called Crucibriards .

  5. Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Belgium has established numerous orders of knighthood, decorations and medals since its creation in 1830. Below is a list of those awards. The order of precedence is difficult to establish as Belgium does not keep an up-to-date listing with dormant and active awards. However, André Borné has established such a list [1] that is used as a basis.

  6. Glossary of ballet - Wikipedia

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    In dance (particularly ballet), arabesque (French: [aʁabɛsk]; literally, "in Arabic fashion") is a body position in which a dancer stands on one leg (the supporting leg) with the other leg (the working leg) extended, straight, behind the body. The arm positions can vary and are generally allongé.

  7. Serbian cross - Wikipedia

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    Serbian Heraldry Society. The Serbian cross ( Serbian Cyrillic: Cрпски крст, romanized : Srpski krst ), also known as the Firesteels ( Serbian Cyrillic: Оцила, romanized : Ocila ), is one of national symbols of Serbia. It is present on the coat of arms and flag of Serbia. The cross is based on a tetragrammic cross emblem of the ...

  8. Saint George's Cross - Wikipedia

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    The Cross of Saint George as a square flag. In heraldry, Saint George's Cross (or the Cross of Saint George) is a red cross on a white background, which from the Late Middle Ages became associated with Saint George, the military saint, often depicted as a crusader . Associated with the crusades, the red-on-white cross has its origins in the ...

  9. Croix-de-Feu - Wikipedia

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    The Croix-de-Feu (French: [kʁwa də fø], Cross of Fire) was a nationalist French league of the Interwar period, led by Colonel François de la Rocque (1885–1946). After it was dissolved, as were all other leagues during the Popular Front period (1936–38), La Rocque established the Parti social français (PSF) to replace it.