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• FR layout
  ...engine at the front gives the vehicle a traditional long hood (in British English "bonnet") and engine cooling is simple to arrange. Placing the drive wheels ...so this layout was known as the "Systeme Panhard" in the early years. Most American cars used the FR layout until the 1980s, exemplified by the [[Ford Mustang]
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• Car body style
  ;'''[[Cabriolet]]''' : Another term for a convertible, rarely used in [[North America]]. ;'''[[Station wagon|Estate car]]''' : A [[British English]] term for what [[North America]]ns call a ''station wagon''.
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• Espresso
  ...known as ''caffè [[americano]]''. The phrase 'American Coffee' (spoken in English) is widely understood, as is the commonly used term 'Long Black'. It is rar * Expresso: a common French variation which is sometimes colloquially used in English speaking countries.
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• Cappuccino
  ...l the mid-[[1990s]] when cappuccino was made much more widely available to North Americans, as part of the new upscale coffee bar chains with a consciously ...coded etymology is followed by the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] and the [[American Heritage Dictionary]]. The order of Capuchins was, in turn, named for the '
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• Motorcycle Museums
  * AMA Motorcycle Heritage Museum And Hall of Fame - The American Motorcyclist Association looks back on a 75 year history of motorcycling at * The American Classic Motorcycle Museum - Features more than six decades of American motorcycle history. Includes Harley Davidsons, from 1936 to the present.
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• Gelato
  ...], though true gelato contains no cream. The same word is commonly used in English speaking countries to refer to "ice cream" that is prepared in the Italian ...e ingredients (nuts, milk, or cream would increase the fat content). North American-style ice creams contain more fat than gelato, ranging from 10% to 18% sinc
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• René Dreyfus
  ...m]], [[Cork]], [[Dieppe, France|Dieppe]], [[Pau]], and at [[Tripoli]] in [[North Africa]], becoming a French national hero. ...he American racing community's reluctance to see a European win the "Great American Race." Despite suffering numerous substantial setbacks and penalties for no
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• Palladian architecture
  ...e style was falling from favour in Europe, it had a surge in popularity in North America, most notably in the buildings designed by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. T ...ryside while being protected from the sun, similar to many [[United States|American]]-style [[porch|porches]] of today. Palladio sometimes used a [[loggia]] as
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• List of Formula One broadcasters
  | [[English language|English]] | [[English language|English]]
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• Jacques Villeneuve
  ...acing second in the championship. In [[1993]], Jacques moved to the North American [[Toyota]] Atlantic racing series, where he won five races. He moved to Ch In [[1999]], Villeneuve joined the newly-founded [[British American Racing]] (BAR) team, co-founded and partly owned by Villeneuve's personal m
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• Maserati MC12
  ...on winning their only race. The racing MC12's were also entered into the [[American Le Mans Series]] races in [[2005]] but had size issues and consequently pai *Frank Mountain - [[England|English]] born, [[United States|American]] property developer and car enthusiast. This car is featured in a [[Fifth
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• Daniel Craig
  '''Daniel Wroughton Craig''' (born [[March 2]], [[1968]]) is an [[England|English]] actor. ...critically-acclaimed [[BBC Two|BBC2]] drama serial ''[[Our Friends in the North]]'' in [[1996]]. Following a lighthearted introduction to international au
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• Football (soccer)
  ...tball (soccer) names|other names]] in some parts of the [[English language|English]]-speaking world, usually '''soccer''' or '''association football'''. These ...sally adopted. During the [[1850s]], many clubs were formed, thoughout the English-speaking world, independent of schools or universities, to play various for
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• Gianni Agnelli
  ...g a bar fight over a woman. After Italy surrendered, due to his fluency in English, he became a liaison officer with the occupying u.s. troops. His grandfathe ...eral Motors]], with whom an agreement was reached to progressively let the American company court Fiat. The recent serious crisis of Fiat found Agnelli already
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• Station wagon
  A '''station wagon''' ([[American English|American]] usage), '''wagon''' ([[Australian]] usage, though station wagon is widely The first all-steel station wagon type vehicle in North America was the 1946 Jeep Station Wagon, based upon the rugged Jeep produce
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• List of Formula One constructors
  ...Toyota]] || {{flagiconJPN}} [[Japan]]ese || {{flagiconGER}} [[Cologne]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]] |align="left"| [[British American Racing|BAR]] <small>(British American Racing)</small>&nbsp;{{smallsup|b}}
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• Michelin
  ...elin'', "Michelin tyre manufacturing company of France." Michelin's North American headquarters are located in [[Greenville, South Carolina]]. In 1988, Michelin acquired the tyre and rubber manufacturing divisions of the American [[Goodrich Corporation|B.F. Goodrich Company]] founded in 1870. Two years l
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• Car classification
  ...es differ in some cases between [[British English|British]] and [[American English]]. The following are commonly used classifications. Where applicable, the r ...[[sedan]]s. These vehicles are the smallest cars widely sold in the North American market. They have usually three, four or five doors and are designed to sea
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• Cagliari
  ...or "giudicati", in Sardinia: [[Torres]] in the north west, Gallura in the north east, and the most famous and long-lived [[Arborea]], with [[Oristano]] as ...t strategic base for controlling the commercial routes between Italy and [[North Africa]].
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