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Asian Vocab
Words associated with Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The occupation or business of cultivating the land, producing crops, and raising livestock | agriculture |
| Somebody from whom somebody else is directly descended, especially somebody more distant than a grandparent | ancestor |
| A world religion or philosophy based on the teaching of the Buddha and holding that a state of enlightenment can be attained by suppressing worldly desires | Buddhism |
| A festival or gathering where people recognise and honour an important person or event | celebration |
| Somebody who has the right to live in a country because he or she was born there or has been legally accepted as a permanent resident | citizen |
| Weather patterns in a region over a period of years | climate |
| Any system of government in which a single, usually totalitarian, party holds power, and the state controls the economy | communism |
| The clothes traditionally worn in a particular place or during a particular period in the past | costumes |
| A style of cooking, especially one that is notable for high quality. | cuisine |
| A nation or state that is politically independent, or a land that was formerly independent and remains separate in some respects | country |
| To leave your native country or the country you are living in and refuse to return there, usually for political or moral reasons | defect |
| Something that people always do or always do in a particular way by tradition | custom |
| The right to a form of government in which power is invested in the people as a whole, usually exercised on their behalf by elected representatives | democracy |
| A feature that distinguishes one person or thing from another | difference |
| A variety of something such as opinion, colour, or style | diversity |
| A man who rules an empire | emperor |
| The rules and conventions governing correct or polite behaviour in society in general or in a specific social or professional group or situation | etiquette |
| A day or period of celebration, often one of religious significance | festival |
| A single stage in the descent of a family or a group of people, animals, or plants, or the individual members of that stage | generation |
| A country's or area's history and historical buildings and sites that are considered to be of interest and value to present generations | heritage |
| The act of entering a new country to settle permanently | immigration |
| Freedom from dependence on or control by another person, organization, or state | independence |
| The power that somebody has to affect other people's thinking or actions by means of argument, example, or force of personality | influence |
| The process of becoming an accepted member of a group or community | integration |
| A trip or expedition from one place to another | journey |
| To empty the mind of thoughts, or concentrate the mind on one thing, in order to aid mental or spiritual development, contemplation, or relaxation | meditate |
| A group of people, within a society, whose members have different ethnic, racial, national, religious, sexual, political, linguistic, or other characteristics from the rest of society | minority |
| Advocating or encouraging the integration of people of different countries, ethnic groups, and religions into all areas of society | multiculturalism |
| Somebody whose religion is Islam | Muslim |
| A traditional story about heroes or supernatural beings, often attempting to explain the origins of natural phenomena or aspects of human behaviour | myths |
| A religion based on the word of God as revealed to Muhammad during the 7th century | Islam |
| The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization | nationality |
| A person, place, or thing located next to another or very nearby | neighbours |
| The Japanese art of paper folding | origami |
| A particular system of thought or doctrine | philosophy |
| The total number of people who inhabit an area, region, or country, or the number of people in a particular group who inhabit an area | population |
| Somebody who seeks or takes refuge in a foreign country, especially to avoid war or persecution | refugee |
| People's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of God | religion |
| Something that stands for or represents something else | symbols |
| The name or essential character that identifies somebody or something | identity |
| A long-established action or pattern of behaviour in a community or group of people, often one that has been handed down from generation to generation | tradition |
| A group of houses and other buildings in a rural area, smaller than a town but larger than a hamlet | village |
| A building used as a place of worship | temple |
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