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Western Europe
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| Vocabulary | Definitions |
|---|---|
| moor | treeless windy highland area |
| loch | narrow bays that cut far inland |
| currency | form of money |
| parlimentary democracy | voters elect representatives who choose the Prime Minister |
| constitutional monarchy | king or queen is official head of state but elected officials run the government |
| devolution | transfer of powers from central to state governments |
| peat | wet ground with decaying plants thatr can be dried and used for feul |
| bog | low swampy land |
| navigable | water wide and deep enough for ships |
| republic | national government headed by elected officials |
| autobahn | super highway |
| Holocaust | systematic murder of European Jews by the Nazi Party during WWII |
| communist state | government has strong control over economy and society |
| federal republic | government divided between national and state powers |
| reunification | bringing together |
| infrastructure | transportatioon and communication networks |
| neutrality | not choosing sides |
| polder | area of land reclaimed from the sea |
| multinational company | firm that does business in several countries |
| multilingual | able to speak several languages |