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  2. Monarchy of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The monarchy of New Zealand [n 1] is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. [3] The current monarch, King Charles III, acceded to the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on 8 September 2022 in the United Kingdom. [4]

  3. National flag - Wikipedia

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    A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given country, usually a sovereign country. It is flown by the government of that nation, but can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanings for its colours and symbols, which may also be used separately from the flag as a symbol of the ...

  4. The Purple Gang - Wikipedia

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    The Michigan legislature prohibited the sale of liquor in 1917, three years before national Prohibition was established by a constitutional amendment. [1] [2] Along with temperance supporters, industrialist Henry Ford owned the River Rouge plant and desired a sober workforce, so he backed the Damon Act, [2] a state law that, along with the Wiley Act, prohibited virtually all possession ...

  5. Phoenix (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806). The phoenix is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. While it is part of Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology.

  6. Purple Heart - Wikipedia

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    The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, ...

  7. Interior Designers Are Obsessed With This Daring Color Trend

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    Purple also represents royalty, so in a bolder tone it can bring a sense of presence and power to a space." Purple trim and baseboard feels unexpected but still sophisticated, according to ...

  8. Yellow - Wikipedia

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    The word yellow is from the Old English geolu, geolwe (oblique case), meaning "yellow, and yellowish", derived from the Proto-Germanic word gelwaz "yellow". It has the same Indo-European base, gel-, as the words gold and yell; gʰel-means both bright and gleaming, and to cry out.

  9. Born in the purple - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, born in the purple [1] (sometimes "born to the purple") was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. [ 2 ]