Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area in particular, have been the recipients of most immigration to Canada, largely immigrants from war-torn Europe in the 1950s and 1960s and after changes in federal immigration law, a massive influx of non-Europeans since the 1970s.

The Nazis also spoke of enlarging the then-established Greater German Reich into a " Greater Germanic Reich of the German Nation " ( Grossgermanisches Reich Deutscher Nation ) by gradually annexing all the historically Germanic countries and regions of Europe ( Flanders, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden etc.

Romantic nationalism, which had begun as a revolt against " foreign " kings and overlords, had come full circle, and was being used to make the case for a " Greater Germany " which would rule over Europe.

Its position in the cultures of Greater India is akin to that of Latin and Greek in Europe and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Civilizations of Greater Europe before the Carolingian's Frankish Civil War ( 840-843 ): Western Europe and outlier civilizations at the time of the death of Charles the Great ( or Charlemagne-814 ) and Emperor Louis the Pious ( d. 840 ).

The party promised to rebuild Germany as a major power and create a Greater Germany that would include Alsace-Lorraine, Austria, Sudetenland, and other German-populated territories in Europe.

Different forms of dialectical reasoning have emerged throughout history from the Indosphere ( Greater India ) and the West ( Europe ).

Greater Bird of Paradise | Paradisaea apoda, literally " the Bird of Paradise Without Feet ", so named by early European naturalist s because the first specimens to reach Europe were prepared as skins without the feet.

At, Greater Sochi claims to be the longest city in Europe.

The trauma of the disintegration of the Soviet Union left behind various views ranging from moderate – stressing the unique position of Russia between Europe and Asia – to more extreme arguing for Greater Russia aspirations ( renaissance of Russian empire in the borders of the former Soviet Union ) associated with expansionist views of Alexandr Dugin.

The Way, a major pilgrimage route through northern Spain to the reputed burial place of St. James the Greater, attracted pilgrims from throughout Europe, especially after pilgrimage to Jerusalem was cut off.

In Europe it has been known as simply " White-fronted Goose "; in North America it is known as the Greater White-fronted Goose ( or " Greater Whitefront "), and this name is also increasingly adopted internationally.

Greater Canada Geese have also been introduced in Europe, and have established populations in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Scandinavia.

If the Greater Caucasus watershed is used instead, Elbrus ' peaks are wholly in Europe, albeit close to the border with Asia.

The Greater Scaup ( Aythya marila ), just Scaup in Europe, or colloquially " Bluebill " in North America for its bright blue bill, is a mid-sized diving duck though it is larger than the closely related Lesser Scaup.

Male Greater Scaup from America are distinguishable from those in Europe and Asia by the stronger vermiculations, worm-like carvings or marks on the mantle and scapulars, and are considered a separate subspecies, A. m. nearctica.

Greater Scaup are a popular game bird in North America and Europe.

It operates in four geographic regions: EMEA ( Europe, Middle East, Africa ), America ( United States and Canada ), LAC ( Latin America and Caribbean ), and APJ ( Asia Pacific and Japan ), which represents Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand, India, Greater China, and Southeast Asian countries.

400 BC – 300 AD in Central Europe, north of the Sudetes mountains in the basin of upper Oder and Vistula rivers, covering most of modern south and middle Poland ( regions of Silesia, Greater Poland, Mazovia and Little Poland ).

It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.

Further territorial planning carried out by this Warsaw-based organization under Major Dr. Ernst Zvanetti in a May 1943 study to demarcate the eastern border of " Central Europe " ( i. e. the Greater German Reich ) with the " Eastern European landmass " proposed an eastern German border along the " line Memel-Odessa ".

Horse breeds are loosely divided into three categories based on general temperament: spirited " hot bloods " with speed and endurance ; " cold bloods ," such as draft horses and some ponies, suitable for slow, heavy work ; and " warmbloods ," developed from crosses between hot bloods and cold bloods, often focusing on creating breeds for specific riding purposes, particularly in Europe.

** Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus breeds in Iceland and subarctic Europe and Asia, migrating to temperate Europe and Asia in winter

Domesticated guinea pigs come in many breeds, which have been developed since their introduction to Europe and North America.

In Europe the Wood Pigeon is commonly shot as a game bird, while Rock Pigeons were originally domesticated as a food species, and many breeds were developed for their meat-bearing qualities.

* H. r. rustica, the nominate European subspecies, breeds in Europe and Asia, as far north as the Arctic Circle, south to North Africa, the Middle East and Sikkim, and east to the Yenisei River.

Harness racing is dominated by Standardbred horses in Australia, New Zealand and North America, but several other breeds, such as the Russian Trotter and Finnhorse, are seen in Europe.

It breeds in northern Europe and wanders to milder regions in winter.

The Eastern Imperial Eagle ( Aquila heliaca ) is a large species of bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe to western and central Asia.

Warmbloods are a group of middle-weight horse types and breeds, primarily originating in Europe, registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding for equestrian sport.

A defining characteristic of a warmblood registry is studbook selection, though even some purebred breeds in Europe use this practice.

In the 1990s, over £ 650, 000 was spent on restoring the reserve, and invasive plants are kept under control by grazing hardy breeds of cattle, sheep and ponies from Eastern Europe.

Although similar breeds have existed for hundreds of years, the Colourpoint Persian, as they are commonly referred to in Europe, was only begun in the 1950s.

The Home Farm, open to the public, has a barn built in 1694 and is the largest working rare breeds farm in Europe, and only one of 16 nationally approved by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Genetic analysis shows that most terriers are in the " modern / hunting " genetic cluster of dog breeds developed from the same pool of ancestors in Europe in the 19th century.

In Europe, it breeds in Iceland, northern Scotland, northwestern Ireland, Scandinavia and northern Russia, and winters along the coast as far south as parts of Spain ; it also regularly occurs along major inland waterways, including the Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Seas, as well as large rivers, lakes and reservoirs.

It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

* T. m. merula, the nominate subspecies, breeds commonly throughout much of Europe from Iceland, the Faeroes and the British Isles east to the Ural Mountains and north to about 70 N, where it is fairly scarce.

The Song Thrush breeds in forests, gardens and parks, and is partially migratory with many birds wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East ; it has also been introduced into New Zealand and Australia.

T. p. clarkei, described by German zoologist Ernst Hartert in 1909, and named for William Eagle Clarke, breeds in the rest of Great Britain and Ireland and on mainland Europe in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and possibly somewhat further east.

The Song Thrush breeds in most of Europe ( although not in the greater part of Iberia, lowland Italy or southern Greece ), and across the Ukraine and Russia almost to Lake Baikal.

It breeds in the higher regions of western and central Europe and also in the Caucasus.

It breeds in woodland and scrub in northern Europe and Asia.

It breeds in northern regions of Europe and Asia, from Iceland south to northernmost Scotland, and east through Scandinavia, the Baltic States, northern Poland and Belarus, and through most of Russia to about 165 ° E in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.