THE ENGISH EMPIRE (1 janv. 1583 – 1 janv. 1914)
Description:
- From the Caribbean the English took words like barbecue, canoe, rum punch and cannibal- From India they took yoga, cummerbund and bungalow
- From Africa they took voodoo and zombie
- From Australia they took nugget, boomerang and walkabout
Between fighting Napoleon and the WWI, the British Empire gobbled up around 10 million square miles, 400 million people, and new varieties of English blossomed.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1583
1 janv. 1914
~ 331 years