Circa (c.)
A Latin word that literally means "about" or "around" as in c. 1500. The other forms ca or ca. are also used throughout the histories.
","Founded in 1788, New South Wales (NSW) was the first penal colony for England. British explorer, Captain James Cook, first discovered the east coast of Australia while attempting to examine the planet Venus in order to determine the distance from the Earth to the Sun in 1770, he first named it New Wales, then later New South Wales.","In the West Midlands region, the area that is now Worcestershire borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. It was abolished in the Kingdom of England in 927, over the following centuries the borders have been modified. By 1998 it was once again reconstituted with parts to the north being ceded to the West Midlands. The current area of Worcestershire was populated at least 700,000 years ago, with evidence of settlements in the Bronze Age, Worcestershire has a history of disputes and skirmishes. ","The First Fleet departed from Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, on May 13, 1787 and sailed for around 250 days. The fleet was comprised of eleven ships - six prison ships, three equipment ships, and two navy ships, Sirius and Supply. After an extremely long journey, the First Fleet finally arrived at Botany Bay, located in Sydney, New South Wales, between January 18 and 20, 1788.","Ellis Island is located about one mile southwest of Manhattan in Upper New York Bay, United States. From 1892 to 1943, it was the main immigration station for the United States of America. For many thousands of immigrants traveling en route to Ellis Island, the towering Statue of Liberty provided the first glimpse of their new home.","Shropshire or Salop is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire.","Cheshire is located in the North West of England, the history can be traced back to the Hoxnian interglacial (400,000 and 380,00 Years BP), stone age remains have been found showing permanent habitation in the Neolithic period.","The English county of Cornwall is located in the southwest of England and as of 2019 it had a population of 568,210. The Cornish People have a rich Celtic heritage and a language they can call their own. Cornwall was originally home to the people known as the Dumnonians, who were comprised of three tribes of ancient Britons known as the Veniti, the Curiovolitae, and the Asismii.","Archaically known as Somersetshire, its name is derived from old English Sumortūnsǣte, the first use of the name is in law code at the time of the Saxon King of Wessex King Ine (688 to 726 CE). That makes Somerset one of the oldest extant units of local government in the league of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.","In America, those who took up arms for the Crown and fought for a United Empire longed to see the English people united under a common flag and sovereign. These largely forgotten U. E. Loyalists (United Empire Loyalists) who resolved not to live under any flag but the British flag were often driven out of the United States.","Austrian is a term used for a native or inhabitant of Austria. Austria has occupied a dominant position in the shaping of modern German history.