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The following are uncontested generic community priority applications. While some of them seem to be [[GeoTLD|geographic TLDs]], they did not self-identify or file their application as such.
 
The following are uncontested generic community priority applications. While some of them seem to be [[GeoTLD|geographic TLDs]], they did not self-identify or file their application as such.
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1.<big>'''[[.bzh]]'''</big>, The target of the .bzh community app is the Breton people, aiming to "to represent, characterize and display all of its cultural, economic and  social productions on the internet."
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1. <big>'''[[.catholic]]'''</big> the community application by the Vatican's Papal Council for Social Communications ([[Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus]], PCCS) is one of 4 applications for a catholic delineated TLD, the other three are all [[IDN]]s: [[.католик]], [[كاثوليك.]], and [[.天主教]].  
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"Brittany is a western region of France with a specific culture and history, including two local languages (Breton and Gallo), and a strong identity. The members of the community are, first and foremost, the inhabitants of the cultural and linguistic Breton area (4,441,000 people in 2009) and its diaspora (between 4 and 6 million people), established across the globe, and in particular in France. The Breton language (brezhoneg in Breton) is one of the six Celtic languages still spoken in Europe alongside Welsh and Cornish, with which it forms the Brittonic branch of Celtic languages, and Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Manx. Today it is the Celtic language with the third largest number of speakers. It is recognized as a regional and minority language in France, one of the languages of the Brittany area as well as the Gallo and the French. It is deemed severely endangered by the UNESCO. A cultural language, the Breton has an extensive written literature. Its revival essentially occurred in the 1970s, when the population showed a renewed interest...
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The abbreviation BZH is also a marker of a cultural and linguistic identity."
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Membership of the community will be judged by: Residence or Headquarters in Brittany; a significant amount of the content dedicated to Brittany or Breton culture; A significant portion of the website in Breton or Gallo; Membership in the association BZH.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Ap[plication Status, gTLDresult.ICANN.org]Retrieved 13 Dec 2012</ref>
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1. <big>'''[[.catholic]]'''</big>, the community application by the Vatican's Papal Council for Social Communications ([[Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus]], PCCS) is one of 4 applications for a catholic delineated TLD, the other three are all [[IDN]]s: [[.католик]], [[كاثوليك.]], and [[.天主教]].  
    
"The PCCS is a Dicastery of the Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church..The “Holy See” is internationally acknowledged to be the highest juridical authority of the Catholic Church, being governed by the Pope, also referred to as “the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Catholic Church”. For instance, the U.S. Department of State states that “the “Holy See” is the universal government of the Catholic Church and operates from Vatican City State, a sovereign, independent territory […]. The Pope is the ruler of both Vatican City State and the Holy See. The Holy See, as the supreme body of government of the Catholic Church, is a sovereign juridical entity under international law.”<ref>Application 1-1311-76497</ref>
 
"The PCCS is a Dicastery of the Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church..The “Holy See” is internationally acknowledged to be the highest juridical authority of the Catholic Church, being governed by the Pope, also referred to as “the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Catholic Church”. For instance, the U.S. Department of State states that “the “Holy See” is the universal government of the Catholic Church and operates from Vatican City State, a sovereign, independent territory […]. The Pope is the ruler of both Vatican City State and the Holy See. The Holy See, as the supreme body of government of the Catholic Church, is a sovereign juridical entity under international law.”<ref>Application 1-1311-76497</ref>

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