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Continental EU vocab
Continental Europe 7th grade vocab.
Vocab Word | Definition |
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Acid Rain | Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants. |
Agriculture(Industry) | Growing of crops and/or the raising of livestock. |
Arable | Land fit for or used for the growing of crops. |
Autobahn | Superhighway. |
Continental Divide | A high place from which rivers flow in different directions. |
Dialect | Local form of language that differs from the main language in pronunciation or the meaning of words. |
Dike | Man made pile of soil used to keep out water. |
Dominant | Commanding, Controlling, or prevailing over others. |
Envy | Painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage. |
EU | European Union. |
Euro | Common currency adopted by countries in the European Union. |
Federal Republic | Government divided between national and state powers. |
Landlocked | Country with no land bordering a sea or an ocean. |
Manufacturing(Industry) | Producing goods in a factory. |
Mistral | A cold, dry wind that blows through the Rhone valley in France. |
Multilingual | Able to speak several languages. |
Multinational Company | Firm that does business in several countries. |
Navigable | Body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships. |
Neutrality | Refusal to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries. |
Polder | Area of land reclaimed from the sea. |
Renown | A state of being widely acclaimed or highly honored. |
Republic | Strong national government headed by elected leaders. |
Service Industry | Business that provides services to people instead of producing goods. |