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    Hivernage ([i.vɛʁ.naʒ], lit. 'Wintering') was the practice in the French Army of withdrawing sub-Saharan African colonial troops from colder theatres...
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    "A Winter amid the Ice" (French: Un hivernage dans les glaces) is an 1855 short adventure story by Jules Verne. The story was first printed in April–May...
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    un-acclimatized African soldiers and, after 1914/15, the practice of hivernage was adopted: withdrawing them to the south of France for training and...
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    by oceanic trade winds. Most rain falls during the short rainy season (hivernage), from July to September, and average annual precipitation varies from...
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    ("Martin Paz," 1852) "Maître Zacharius" ("Master Zacharius," 1854) "Un hivernage dans les glaces" ("A Winter Amid the Ice," 1855) "Le Comte de Chanteleine"...
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    monsoon blowing from south to north-west is frequent during rainy season (hivernage). As of the 2009 Mali Census, Ségou has a population of 130,690, up from...
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    ("A Drama in the Air," 1851), illustrated by Émile-Antoine Bayard "Un hivernage dans les glaces" ("A Winter Amid the Ice," 1855), illustrated by Adrien...
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    in Paris. During the First World War Fréjus became the main centre for hivernage (wintering) for the Senegalese Tirailleurs. The town also contained segregated...
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    Cassavetes, titled Marabouts d'ficelle. She also wrote the novels Boy Dakar, Hivernage, and Fouta Street, which won the Prix du roman d'aventures [fr]. Additionally...
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    blowing from south to north-west is more frequent during the rainy season (hivernage). With a rural population that is largely nomadic semi-sedentary or sedentary...
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