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The West: California
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| to avoid famine | not to die because of hunger |
| the commonwealth | association of 54 countries (based on the former colonies) that share the goal of democracy and support each other |
| GP's Practice | general practioner |
| Register Office | a government office where civil marriages are performed and births, marriages, and deaths are recorded |
| NHS Direct | national health service (in Germany e.g. AOK) |
| jubilee | Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 60th jubilee in 2012 |
| Union Jack | other name for the flag of the UK |
| westward movement | settlers in USA moved west to discover the entire continent |
| Manifest Destiny | God-given destiny to settle the continent |
| frontier spirit | attitude that everything is possible |
| haze | fog, mist |
| honk | hupen |