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The company made environmental awareness part of its business ethos [ˈiːθɑs].
ethos [ˈiːθɑs]
noun
Ethos refers to the guiding beliefs of a person, group, or organization.
Greek origin.
In English, ethos is used today to refer to the practices or values that distinguish one person, organization, or society from others.
In rhetoric, ethos is often studied alongside pathos and logos as a technique to successfully persuade an audience.
English
Sep 10, 2024, 6:50 AM
cowpoke
"The road was lined with ancient trees festooned [fɛsˈtun] with Spanish moss." — Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
festoon
verb [fɛsˈtun]
Festoon usually means "to cover or decorate (something) with many small objects, pieces of paper, etc.," or "to appear here and there on the surface of." It can also mean "to hang decorative chains or strips on."
The noun festoon first appeared in the 1600s when it was used, as it still is today, to refer to decorative chains or strips hung between two points.
English
Jun 6, 2025, 6:54 AM
cowpoke
Ancient __Ksour__ [ksuːr] of Ouadane [wɑdæn], Chinguetti [ʃiŋɡitːi], Tichitt [tiːʃitː] and Oualata [wælætæ] - Mauritania [ˌmɔrɪˈteɪniə] (speaks Arabic)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/750
Founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became focal points of Islamic culture. They have managed to preserve an urban fabric that evolved between the 12th and 16th centuries. Typically, houses with patios crowd along narrow streets around a mosque with a square minaret. They illustrate a traditional way of life centred on the nomadic culture of the people of the western Sahara. 2024-05-13
WHS
May 13, 2024, 6:54 AM
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Feb 2, 2020, 12:57 PM
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Museumsinsel [muˈzeːʊmsˌʔɪnzəl] (Museum Island), Berlin - Germany
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/896
The museum as a social phenomenon owes its origins to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. The five museums on the Museumsinsel in Berlin, built between 1824 and 1930, are the realization of a visionary project and show the evolution of approaches to museum design over the course of the 20th century. Each museum was designed so as to establish an organic connection with the art it houses. The importance of the museum's collections – which trace the development of civiliza...
WHS
Jun 22, 2024, 8:23 AM
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Wartburg [ˈvaʁtˌbʊʁk] Castle - Germany
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/897
Wartburg Castle blends superbly into its forest surroundings and is in many ways 'the ideal castle'. Although it has retained some original sections from the feudal period, the form it acquired during the 19th-century reconstitution gives a good idea of what this fortress might have been at the height of its military and seigneurial power. It was during his exile at Wartburg Castle that Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German. 2024-06-22
WHS
Jun 22, 2024, 8:25 AM
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Historic Fortified Town of Campeche [kamˈpe.tʃe] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/895
Campeche is a typical example of a harbour town from the Spanish colonial period in the New World. The historic centre has kept its outer walls and system of fortifications, designed to defend this Caribbean port against attacks from the sea. 2024-06-22
WHS
Jun 22, 2024, 8:23 AM
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Western Caucasus (RU: Кавказ) - Russian Federation
(Caucasus [ˈkɔːkəsəs]: 高加索)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/900
The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east of the Black Sea, is one of the few large mountain areas of Europe that has not experienced significant human impact. Its subalpine and alpine pastures have only been grazed by wild animals, and its extensive tracts of undisturbed mountain forests, extending from the lowlands to the subalpine zone, are unique in Europe. The site has a great diversity of ecosystems, wi
WHS
Jun 23, 2024, 8:50 AM
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High Coast / Kvarken [ˈkʋɑrken] Archipelago - Finland, Sweden
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/898
The Kvarken Archipelago (Finland) and the High Coast (Sweden) are situated in the Gulf of Bothnia, a northern extension of the Baltic Sea. The 5,600 islands of the Kvarken Archipelago feature unusual ridged washboard moraines, ‘De Geer moraines’, formed by the melting of the continental ice sheet, 10,000 to 24,000 years ago. The Archipelago is continuously rising from the sea in a process of rapid glacio-isostatic uplift, whereby the land, previously weighed down under the we...
WHS
Jun 23, 2024, 8:45 AM
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Droogmakerij de Beemster [ˈdroːxmaːkəˌrɛi də ˈbeːmstər] (Beemster Polder) - Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
(Polder [ˈpoʊldər]: a piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river and protected by dikes, especially in the Netherlands.)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/899
The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is is an exceptional example of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in accordance with classical and Renaissance planning principles. 2024-06-23
WHS
Jun 23, 2024, 8:50 AM
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