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English translation: On the 198th year of the independence...

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01:21 Oct 21, 2011

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Social Sciences - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs

French term or phrase: An 198 eme de l'independance

This appears on a diploma from Haiti. What does this mean in English?

JessicaRidley KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 03:33

English translation:On the 198th year of the independence...

Explanation:
Quite a standard construction, if old-fashioned.

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"issued at Gonaïves on 22 September. 1805, year 23 of the independence of Hayti and of our reign the. 1st"
http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/pulc/pulc_v_49...

"at the City of Washington the 28th day of July AD 1855 on the 80th year of the Independence of the United States..."
http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence/exhibit/di...

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an 198 eme de l'independance

On the 198th year of the independence...

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