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Abbey

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For other uses, see Abbey (disambiguation). "Abbaye" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Abaye. Sénanque Abbey, Provence The cloister of Sénanque Abbey An abbey is a complex of buildings used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. It provides a place for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The concept of the abbey has developed over many centuries from the early monastic ways of religious men and women where they would live isolated from the lay community about them. Religious life in an abbey may be monastic. An abbey may be the home of an enclosed religious order or may be open to visitors. The layout of the church and associated buildings of an abbey often follows a set plan determined by the founding religious order. Abbeys are often self-sufficient while using any abundance of produce or skill to provide care to the poor and needy, refuge to the persecuted, or education to

Eurasian (mixed ancestry)

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Eurasian Total population Official population numbers are unknown; United States: 1,623,234 (2010) [1] England and Wales: 341,727 (2011) [2] Netherlands: 369,661 (2015) [3] Regions with significant populations   United States [4]   Netherlands [5]   United Kingdom [1]   Hong Kong [6]   Philippines [7]   Singapore [8]   Malaysia [9]   Macau [10] A Eurasian is a person of mixed Asian and European ancestry. The term was originally coined in 19th-century British India to identify a person born to (usually) a British father and an Indian mother. These mixed offspring were later called Anglo-Indians. In addition to British many were also of mixed Portuguese, Dutch, Irish or, more rarely, French descent. Nowadays, Eurasians include people with ancestry from anywhere in Europe and anywhere in Asia. [11] The term has been used in anthropological literature since the 1960s. [12] Contents 1 Specific groups 1.1 Central Asia 1.2 Southeast Asia 1.2.1 Cambodia