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oceans |
Large bodies of water. |
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continents |
The great land masses of the earth. |
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Greece |
A country in southeastern Europe consisting of 2 mainland peninsulas and thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. |
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ancient |
belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.
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Democracy |
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
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country |
1. a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory. |
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state |
noun 1. the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.
2. a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. |
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school |
A place for learning. |
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latitude |
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. |
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longitude |
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. "at a longitude of 2° W" |
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compass |
1. an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. 2. an instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen. |
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absolute |
Total; complete. |
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equator |
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°. a corresponding line on a planet or other body. |
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compensation |
something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.
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Monarchy |
a form of government with a monarch at the head. |
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Arctic |
of or relating to the regions around the North Pole. "an Arctic explorer" synonyms: polar, far northern, boreal; literaryhyperborean "Arctic waters" |
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Humanities |
A. The human race B. The study of classic literature and languages |
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Purpose |
noun 1. the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. |
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rolled |
1. move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis. "the car rolled down into a ditch"
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fingers |
1. each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included). |
