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French
Etymology
From Latin periplus.
Pronunciation
Noun
périple m (plural périples)
- (originally) circumnavigation, periplus
Le périple d’Hannon.- The periplus of Hanno.
- journey, travel,
2015 October 31, “Migrants : Allemagne restreint les accès à sa frontière avec Autriche”, in Le Monde:Cette restriction du passage à la frontière germano-autrichienne, principale porte d’entrée des réfugiés sur le territoire allemand et ultime étape du périple de la plupart des réfugiés fuyant la guerre ou la pauvreté, prend effet « immédiatement », selon une porte-parole du ministère allemand de l’Intérieur à l’Agence France Presse.- This restriction of passage at the German-Austrian border, main port of entry for refugees to the German territory and last stage of the journey for most of the refugees fleeing war and poverty, takes effect "immediately", according to a spokesperson of the German Ministry of the Interior to AFP.
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