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(historical) A kingdom, a former country in Central Africa that was ruled by King Leopold II of Belgium as absolute ruler from 1885 until it was annexed by Belgium in 1908. Former name of Democrati...

(transitive, intransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. / (intransitive) To be in the first stage of some situation / (intransitive) To come into existence.

A local government district with borough status of Hampshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Farnborough / A village in Waverley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8740)