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'''Levantia''' is a continent in the northern hemisphere of Otarsis. Levantia is bound by the [[Kilikas Sea]] to the northwest, the [[Sea of Nordska]] to the northeast, by the [[Levantine Ocean]] to the east, by the [[Odoneru Ocean]] to the west, and by the [[Sea of Canete]] to the south. [[Kiro-Borealis]] lies to its immediate north and distant northwest and [[Sarpedon]] to its south. | '''Levantia''' is a continent in the northern hemisphere of Otarsis. Levantia is bound by the [[Kilikas Sea]] to the northwest, the [[Sea of Nordska]] to the northeast, by the [[Levantine Ocean]] to the east, by the [[Odoneru Ocean]] to the west, and by the [[Sea of Canete]] to the south. [[Kiro-Borealis]] lies to its immediate north and distant northwest and [[Sarpedon]] to its south. | ||
Levantia was first settled prior to the {{wp|Last Glacial Period}}, and was subsequently the home of many migrations as well as the rise and fall of many pre-historical cultures. By approximately 2000 BC, [[Gaelic people]] occupied a territory approximately coterminous with the modern [[Levantine Union]] and were the largest group on the continent, though their population density was relatively low. Also on the continent in ancient times were [[Gothic people]] and [[Orenstian people]], though these group occupied small, densely populated areas to the west and east of the continent, respectively. [[Istroya|Istroyan people]] settled small cities on the southeastern coast of the continent but evidently did not scout or explore much of the continent. The arrival of [[Latinic people]] in the millennium BC inaugurated Levantia into the [[Occident]] and dramatically changed the landscape of the continent, as a population explosion of Latins into Levantia lead to the creation of [[Great Levantia]] and laid the foundations for much of [[Catholic Levantia]] as understood today. Some of Great Levantia was overrun by Gothic people from the 3rd to 6th centuries AD, creating many of the modern cultural boundaries that presently exist in Levantia. | Levantia was first settled prior to the {{wp|Last Glacial Period}}, and was subsequently the home of many migrations as well as the rise and fall of many pre-historical cultures. By approximately 2000 BC, [[Gaelic people]] occupied a territory approximately coterminous with the modern [[Levantine Union]] and northern [[Ultmar]] and were the largest group on the continent, though their population density was relatively low. Also on the continent in ancient times were [[Gothic people]] and [[Orenstian people]], though these group occupied small, densely populated areas to the west and east of the continent, respectively. [[Istroya|Istroyan people]] settled small cities on the southeastern coast of the continent but evidently did not scout or explore much of the continent. The arrival of [[Latinic people]] in the millennium BC inaugurated Levantia into the [[Occident]] and dramatically changed the landscape of the continent, as a population explosion of Latins into Levantia lead to the creation of [[Great Levantia]] and laid the foundations for much of [[Catholic Levantia]] as understood today. Some of Great Levantia was overrun by Gothic people from the 3rd to 6th centuries AD, creating many of the modern cultural boundaries that presently exist in Levantia. | ||
==Geographic Extent== | ==Geographic Extent== | ||
In addition to mainland Levantia and its outlying islands, the greater Levantine region is sometimes defined as including the [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]] and parts of [[Borealis]] even though it is a geologically separate continent called [[Kiro-Borealis]]. [[Kiravia|Kiravians]] typically distinguish between their own island continent and the Levantine mainland, and the terms ''Levantiax'' ("Levantine") and ''Levantiem''("Levantines") refer specifically to the mainland, while ''Ambrélevantiax'' and ''Bâvnélevantiax'' ("Greater Levantine" and "Wider Levantine") can include [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]]. | In addition to mainland Levantia and its outlying islands, the greater Levantine region is sometimes defined as including the [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]] and parts of [[Borealis]] even though it is a geologically separate continent called [[Kiro-Borealis]]. [[Kiravia|Kiravians]] typically distinguish between their own island continent and the Levantine mainland, and the terms ''Levantiax'' ("Levantine") and ''Levantiem''("Levantines") refer specifically to the mainland, while ''Ambrélevantiax'' and ''Bâvnélevantiax'' ("Greater Levantine" and "Wider Levantine") can include [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]]. | ||
==Topography and Climate== | |||
Levantia's climate runs the gamut from tropical equatorial jungle in the southern tip of Urcea to tundra and arctic climates in [[Caergwynn]] and other north Levantine nations. Northern Levantia is known for its infamous [[Kilikas Sea|Kilikas Storm Belt]], which encompasses northern Ultmar and [[Fiannria]] and is characterized by frequent and powerful temperate cyclones, thunderstorms, and blizzards that have historically made marine navigation extremely dangerous in the area. | |||
The topography of Levantia is defined by several major rivers including the [[Urce River|Urce]], the [[Deir River|Deir]], and others, as well as the Levantine Caldera, a series of three major mountain and highlands formations which divide Ultmar and North Levantia into portions as well as dividing the Urce Basin and it surrounds from central and north Levantia. The north and south of Ultmar and their respectging mountain formations are divided by the Vandarch Basin, which surrounds the freshwater [[Vandarch|Vandarch Sea]], which is the largest inland sea in the world and both warms northern Levantia and cools the southern regions of the continent. | |||
Human habitation has had a large impact on Levantia, most obviously through the creation of the [[Grand Vandarch Canal]] to the north and by the [[Carolina Grand Canal]] to the south of the Vandarch, connecting it to the Kilikas and Urce River respectively. Less obviously, human habitation has resulted in both increased soil erosion and decreased erosion in some areas, the manipulation of river flows through centuries of built-up embankments and dams, the formation of artificial lakes, the draining of marshy areas, and the creation of artificial islands in some regions. | |||
==Human Geography== | ==Human Geography== | ||
[[File:1916 Arbour Hill Wreath Laying 2010 (4581359710).jpg|thumb|{{wp|Christianity}} plays a key role in Levantine life]] | [[File:1916 Arbour Hill Wreath Laying 2010 (4581359710).jpg|thumb|{{wp|Christianity}} plays a key role in Levantine life]] | ||
Levantia is home to a number of diverse cultural groups. | Levantia is home to a number of diverse cultural groups. | ||
===Northern Levantia=== | ===Northern Levantia=== | ||
Known historically by residents of [[Catholic Levantia]] as the ''far north'' and as part of the greater concept of [[Ultmar]], Northern Levantia typically encompasses the lands of the countries of [[Fiannria]], [[Faneria]], and [[Caergwynn]] among others. | Known historically by residents of [[Catholic Levantia]] as the ''far north'' and as part of the greater concept of [[Ultmar]], Northern Levantia typically encompasses the lands of the countries of [[Fiannria]], [[Faneria]], and [[Caergwynn]] among others. | ||
===Western Levantia=== | ===Western Levantia=== | ||
Known by the residents of so-called "[[Catholic Levantia]]" as [[Gothica]] since the time of the [[Ancient Goths]] and considered part of the greater concept of [[Ultmar]], Western Levantia is typically understood to mean the territory west of the [[Deric States]], north of [[Urcea]] and south of the [[Vandarch]]. Gothica was historically relatively isolated from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], both by a series of mountain ranges between the Vandarch and the [[Odoneru Ocean]] and by the native Gothic peoples' stubborn military resistance to Levantine-Catholic encroachment. This stalemate was only broken in the fifteenth century, as a [[Conquest of East Gothica|crusade]] saw [[Joanus de Martigueux]] installed as the ruler of the new state of [[Yonderre]]. Yonderre has served as a bridge between the Catholic Levantine sphere and the Gothic world to this day, while its southern neighbour [[Carna]] - likewise a fusion of Gothic and foreign cultures, although in this case Ænglish and Gaelic rather than Yonderre's East Gothic and [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] - has often acted more as a barrier against [[Urcea|Urcean]] expansion westwards. | Known by the residents of so-called "[[Catholic Levantia]]" as [[Gothica]] since the time of the [[Ancient Goths]] and considered part of the greater concept of [[Ultmar]], Western Levantia is typically understood to mean the territory west of the [[Deric States]], north of [[Urcea]] and south of the [[Vandarch]]. Gothica was historically relatively isolated from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], both by a series of mountain ranges between the Vandarch and the [[Odoneru Ocean]] and by the native Gothic peoples' stubborn military resistance to Levantine-Catholic encroachment. This stalemate was only broken in the fifteenth century, as a [[Conquest of East Gothica|crusade]] saw [[Joanus de Martigueux]] installed as the ruler of the new state of [[Yonderre]]. Yonderre has served as a bridge between the Catholic Levantine sphere and the Gothic world to this day, while its southern neighbour [[Carna]] - likewise a fusion of Gothic and foreign cultures, although in this case Ænglish and Gaelic rather than Yonderre's East Gothic and [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] - has often acted more as a barrier against [[Urcea|Urcean]] expansion westwards. | ||
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The Vandarch Gothic states have largely kept their distance from the wider Urcean sphere through the centuries, although in recent decades this has begun to change. This process was accelerated by the opening of the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]] in the nineteenth century and the [[Grand Vandarch Canal]] in the twentieth and an attendant integration of the entire Vandarch littoral into the international system of trade. Yonderre has latterly become the first state outside the bounds of the Holy Levantine Empire to join the [[Levantine Union]]. The Odoneru Gothic states had undergone this process of integration long before, a consequence of their easy access to the great sea lanes between [[Kiroborea]] and [[Sarpedon]]. Carna forged a continental empire in [[Crona]], eventually birthing the nation of [[Arcerion]], while Carnish troops even fought alongside Urcea in a brief rapprochement during the Second Great War, although this thaw was thoroughly reversed by the subsequent [[Carnish Revolution]]. | The Vandarch Gothic states have largely kept their distance from the wider Urcean sphere through the centuries, although in recent decades this has begun to change. This process was accelerated by the opening of the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]] in the nineteenth century and the [[Grand Vandarch Canal]] in the twentieth and an attendant integration of the entire Vandarch littoral into the international system of trade. Yonderre has latterly become the first state outside the bounds of the Holy Levantine Empire to join the [[Levantine Union]]. The Odoneru Gothic states had undergone this process of integration long before, a consequence of their easy access to the great sea lanes between [[Kiroborea]] and [[Sarpedon]]. Carna forged a continental empire in [[Crona]], eventually birthing the nation of [[Arcerion]], while Carnish troops even fought alongside Urcea in a brief rapprochement during the Second Great War, although this thaw was thoroughly reversed by the subsequent [[Carnish Revolution]]. | ||
===Eastern Levantia=== | ===Eastern Levantia=== | ||
The roughly peninsular shaped region east of the [[Levantine Union]] is known as the homeland of the [[Orenstian people]]s and is known as [[Orenstia]]. | The roughly peninsular shaped region east of the [[Levantine Union]] is known as the homeland of the [[Orenstian people]]s and is known as [[Orenstia]]. | ||
====Orenstians==== | ====Orenstians==== | ||
Orenstians are by far the largest non-Occidental group in Levantia, characterised by [[Orenstian languages|their distinctive languages]]. Orenstian culture is predominantly centred in north-eastern Levantia, with the significant exception of the [[Khunyer]], a group whose long migration westwards across Levantia led them to settle in what is now western [[Hendalarsk]] in the early medieval period. Although the Khunyer are a minority in Hendalarsk, they have held equal cultural status in the country since the aftermath of the [[Hendalarskara Civil War]], and [[Khunyer language|their language]] is a co-official national language in the country. The region of [[Khunyeria]], where most Khunyer live, bears their name, and in recent decades a Khunyer diaspora has sprung up through migration across Levantia, both in the Orenstian heartlands and elsewhere. | Orenstians are by far the largest non-Occidental group in Levantia, characterised by [[Orenstian languages|their distinctive languages]]. Orenstian culture is predominantly centred in north-eastern Levantia, with the significant exception of the [[Khunyer]], a group whose long migration westwards across Levantia led them to settle in what is now western [[Hendalarsk]] in the early medieval period. Although the Khunyer are a minority in Hendalarsk, they have held equal cultural status in the country since the aftermath of the [[Hendalarskara Civil War]], and [[Khunyer language|their language]] is a co-official national language in the country. The region of [[Khunyeria]], where most Khunyer live, bears their name, and in recent decades a Khunyer diaspora has sprung up through migration across Levantia, both in the Orenstian heartlands and elsewhere. | ||
Orenstians also form part of the cultural fabric of [[Lutsana]], a former Deric State settled as a marcher realm during the time of [[Great Levantia]]. Although still formally part of the Levantine world through its membership of the Levantine Union, Lutsana is very much a mixed society, and the Orenstian language and heritage of much of its population shapes the state down to the present day, just as the Levantine sphere has shaped those Orenstian societies which border it to this day. | Orenstians also form part of the cultural fabric of [[Lutsana]], a former Deric State settled as a marcher realm during the time of [[Great Levantia]]. Although still formally part of the Levantine world through its membership of the Levantine Union, Lutsana is very much a mixed society, and the Orenstian language and heritage of much of its population shapes the state down to the present day, just as the Levantine sphere has shaped those Orenstian societies which border it to this day. | ||
===Southern Levantia=== | ===Southern Levantia=== | ||
Often referred to as [[Catholic Levantia]], Southern Levantia typically encompasses the lands of the countries of [[Burgundie]], southern [[Fiannria]], the [[Deric States]], and [[Urcea]]. | Often referred to as [[Catholic Levantia]], Southern Levantia typically encompasses the lands of the countries of [[Burgundie]], southern [[Fiannria]], the [[Deric States]], and [[Urcea]]. | ||
====Urcean==== | ====Urcean==== | ||
{{Main|Urcean people}} | {{Main|Urcean people}} | ||
====Derian==== | ====Derian==== | ||
{{Main|Derian people}} | {{Main|Derian people}} | ||
====Bergendii==== | ====Bergendii==== | ||
{{Main|Bergendii}} | {{Main|Bergendii}} | ||
[[File:Burg Diasopra Map.png|200px|right|The BergesMenn Diaspora|link=Special:FilePath/Burg_Diasopra_Map.png]] | [[File:Burg Diasopra Map.png|200px|right|The BergesMenn Diaspora|link=Special:FilePath/Burg_Diasopra_Map.png]] | ||
The [[Bergendii]] are a unique culture, but are phenotyped as primarily Latinic. They have mixed more thoroughly with the [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Istroyans]] and the {{wpl|Picts|Impaxi}} of southern Levantia. They have adopted the hard-nosed, stoic, and industrious dispositions. While the [[Bergendii]] reside primarily in [[Burgundie]], there are approximately 4-6 million [[Bergendii]] who live in other countries. | The [[Bergendii]] are a unique culture, but are phenotyped as primarily Latinic. They have mixed more thoroughly with the [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Istroyans]] and the {{wpl|Picts|Impaxi}} of southern Levantia. They have adopted the hard-nosed, stoic, and industrious dispositions. While the [[Bergendii]] reside primarily in [[Burgundie]], there are approximately 4-6 million [[Bergendii]] who live in other countries. | ||
====Caenish==== | ====Caenish==== | ||
{{Main|Caenish people}} | {{Main|Caenish people}} | ||
====Gassavelian==== | ====Gassavelian==== | ||
{{Main|Gassavelian people}} | {{Main|Gassavelian people}} | ||
====Garán==== | ====Garán==== | ||
{{Main|Garán people}} | {{Main|Garán people}} | ||
===Other Ethnicities=== | ===Other Ethnicities=== | ||
Other ethnocultural groups in Levantia include the [[Uroms|Kirhavite Aboriginal tribes]], and the [[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]] peoples who migrated from distant Novērda to become the majority in [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]] and [[Uruvun]]. | Other ethnocultural groups in Levantia include the [[Uroms|Kirhavite Aboriginal tribes]], and the [[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]] peoples who migrated from distant Novērda to become the majority in [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]] and [[Uruvun]]. | ||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
[[Catholic Church|Levantine Catholicism]] is the predominant religion on the continent, accounting for absolute majorities in all mainland Levantine states and a sizeable, rapidly growing minority in [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]], where a majority of the population belong to related apostolic Christian churches. Catholic shrines and other holy sites abound and rates of religious practice remain consistently high across the continent, which houses the [[Papal State]] in [[Urceopolis]], seat of the {{wp|Papacy}} and center of the Catholic world. | [[Catholic Church|Levantine Catholicism]] is the predominant religion on the continent, accounting for absolute majorities in all mainland Levantine states and a sizeable, rapidly growing minority in [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]], where a majority of the population belong to related apostolic Christian churches. Catholic shrines and other holy sites abound and rates of religious practice remain consistently high across the continent, which houses the [[Papal State]] in [[Urceopolis]], seat of the {{wp|Papacy}} and center of the Catholic world. | ||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Prehistory and pre-classic Levantia=== | ===Prehistory and pre-classic Levantia=== | ||
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The period between approximately 1000 BC and 500 BC is referred to as "pre-classic Levantia", and during this time [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Ancient Istroyan]] and [[Adonerum|Adonerii]] colonies began being established in modern [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] in small numbers, including [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]. During this period, the dominant Celtic culture interacted extensively with the Istroyans and Latins, and the cultural exchange began to create unique cultural cornerstones and technological developments for both sides. Few native Celtic cities existed prior to the arrival of the people from [[Sarpedon]] and [[Urlazio]], with the majority being expansive hillforts in what is today northwestern [[Dericania]] and southern [[Fiannria]]. Following interactions with the Istroyans and Adonerii, however, many previously semi-nomadic Celtic tribes which employed seasonal farming techniques began to form advanced cities patterned especially after the Istroyan model, including [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]]. | The period between approximately 1000 BC and 500 BC is referred to as "pre-classic Levantia", and during this time [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Ancient Istroyan]] and [[Adonerum|Adonerii]] colonies began being established in modern [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] in small numbers, including [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]. During this period, the dominant Celtic culture interacted extensively with the Istroyans and Latins, and the cultural exchange began to create unique cultural cornerstones and technological developments for both sides. Few native Celtic cities existed prior to the arrival of the people from [[Sarpedon]] and [[Urlazio]], with the majority being expansive hillforts in what is today northwestern [[Dericania]] and southern [[Fiannria]]. Following interactions with the Istroyans and Adonerii, however, many previously semi-nomadic Celtic tribes which employed seasonal farming techniques began to form advanced cities patterned especially after the Istroyan model, including [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]]. | ||
===Latin colonization=== | ===Latin colonization=== | ||
{{Main|Latin Heroic Age}} | {{Main|Latin Heroic Age}} | ||
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===Burgundie=== | ===Burgundie=== | ||
{{Main|History of Burgundie}}{{Main|Category: History of Urcea}}{{Main|Timeline of major world events}}<br /> | {{Main|History of Burgundie}}{{Main|Category: History of Urcea}}{{Main|Timeline of major world events}}<br /> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Levantia is the world's most prosperous continent. It is home to the [[Levantine Union]], the world's most powerful joint economy including [[Urcea]], which has the world's highest {{wp|gross domestic product}} as well as several other high-income developed nations. Most countries in Levantia - and especially in the southern portion of the continent - are considered highly developed, with strong tertiary and quaternary sectors and high standards of living. Levantine economic strength has been bolstered by continental and regional integration under [[Levantine Union]] trade agreements and the [[KATI]] free trade zone. | Levantia is the world's most prosperous continent. It is home to the [[Levantine Union]], the world's most powerful joint economy including [[Urcea]], which has the world's highest {{wp|gross domestic product}} as well as several other high-income developed nations. Most countries in Levantia - and especially in the southern portion of the continent - are considered highly developed, with strong tertiary and quaternary sectors and high standards of living. Levantine economic strength has been bolstered by continental and regional integration under [[Levantine Union]] trade agreements and the [[KATI]] free trade zone. | ||
Arms manufacturing and other defense-related industries are a major component of the Levantine economy, meeting a strong demand for weapons systems fueled by the active foreign policies of its members. Numerous major arms firms with an global presence base their corporate and manufacturing operations in Levantia, including [[Armenwerke|Kiro-Fiannrian Armenwerke]], [[Royal Sealift Company]], [[Lansing-Mitchell Weaponeering]] and [[Royal Hunting and Munitions Company]]. A massive domestic, non-governmental arms market exists due to high rates of gun ownership in [[Urcea]] and elsewhere, and a strong firearms and sporting tradition across much of the continent. | Arms manufacturing and other defense-related industries are a major component of the Levantine economy, meeting a strong demand for weapons systems fueled by the active foreign policies of its members. Numerous major arms firms with an global presence base their corporate and manufacturing operations in Levantia, including [[Armenwerke|Kiro-Fiannrian Armenwerke]], [[Royal Sealift Company]], [[Lansing-Mitchell Weaponeering]] and [[Royal Hunting and Munitions Company]]. A massive domestic, non-governmental arms market exists due to high rates of gun ownership in [[Urcea]] and elsewhere, and a strong firearms and sporting tradition across much of the continent. | ||
==Political Situation== | ==Political Situation== | ||
After the turmoil of the early twentieth century drew to a close, Levantia has been a comparatively stable area. The continent is largely governed by centre-right to right-wing governments, particularly within the sphere of the Levantine Union, although [[Carna]] is notable as the continent's only one-party socialist state, while [[Hendalarsk]]'s relative distance from the Union and caution in foreign affairs has allowed it to preserve a broadly democratic-socialist government from the end of its civil war down to the present day. | After the turmoil of the early twentieth century drew to a close, Levantia has been a comparatively stable area. The continent is largely governed by centre-right to right-wing governments, particularly within the sphere of the Levantine Union, although [[Carna]] is notable as the continent's only one-party socialist state, while [[Hendalarsk]]'s relative distance from the Union and caution in foreign affairs has allowed it to preserve a broadly democratic-socialist government from the end of its civil war down to the present day. | ||
===Political Geography=== | ===Political Geography=== | ||
====Sovereign States==== | ====Sovereign States==== | ||
*[[Alba Concordia]] | *[[Alba Concordia]] | ||
*[[Allaria]] | *[[Allaria]] | ||
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*[[Vorenia]] | *[[Vorenia]] | ||
*[[Yonderre]] | *[[Yonderre]] | ||
====Dependent Territories==== | ====Dependent Territories==== | ||
*[[Halfway]] (Urcea) | *[[Halfway]] (Urcea) | ||
*[[Ilhas Bicarianas|Bicarian Islands]] (Urcea) | *[[Ilhas Bicarianas|Bicarian Islands]] (Urcea) | ||
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*[[Grand Vandarch Canal|International Canal Zone]] | *[[Grand Vandarch Canal|International Canal Zone]] | ||
*[[Alba Concordia]] | *[[Alba Concordia]] | ||
==Levantine Concepts== | ==Levantine Concepts== | ||
===Policing=== | ===Policing=== | ||
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The word "police" was borrowed from the Latin word '''politia''', meaning an agent of the state or civil administration. It was first used in the modern sense in the mid 17th century in [[Urcea]], but soon spread throughout Levantia. It was often associated with political and religious policing but was also used in other sundry functions of government administration, depending on the country. The word has modernized to police in the many modern languages through its adoption in the 18th and 19th centuries. However, outside of Levantia, the word, and the concept of police itself, was disliked as a symbol of foreign oppression. | The word "police" was borrowed from the Latin word '''politia''', meaning an agent of the state or civil administration. It was first used in the modern sense in the mid 17th century in [[Urcea]], but soon spread throughout Levantia. It was often associated with political and religious policing but was also used in other sundry functions of government administration, depending on the country. The word has modernized to police in the many modern languages through its adoption in the 18th and 19th centuries. However, outside of Levantia, the word, and the concept of police itself, was disliked as a symbol of foreign oppression. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category: Continents]] | [[Category: Continents]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||
[[Category:Common Core]] | [[Category:Common Core]] | ||