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Greece Vocab
Greece-Ancient Geograph
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: the land along or near a sea or ocean; where the sea or ocean meets the land | coast We live on the east coast of Florida. He lives on the coast. Let’s drive up the coast. |
: an area of land that has no coastline; a country that is surrounded by other countries; surrounded by land | landlocked Many countries in Africa are landlocked. They have no coastline. They are bordered by other countries. |
: to make (something) smaller in size, amount, number, etc.; to lower : decrease | reduce The medicine reduces the risk of infection. We are trying to reduce our debt. Stricter speed limit enforcement has reduced the number of car accidents. Her prison sentence was reduced from 15 years to 10. a drastically reduced price |
: the activity or process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services : commerce | trade foreign/international trade the trade between two countries The United States trades with countries around the world. |
: the owner or manager of a store; a store owner | merchant The town's merchants closed their shops during the parade. Prizes were given by local merchants. |
: an area (such as a country or part of a country) where a product can be sold; a country may sell its products to a foreign country | market The company sells mainly to the Southern market. New markets are opening up all over the world. (foreign: located outside a particular country and especially outside your own country) They've visited several foreign countries.. |
: having to do with a large amount or plenty of something | abundant The river is abundant in fish. Mosquitoes are extremely abundant in this dark wet place. There is an abundant supply of cheap labour. We have abundant proof of his guilt. |
: doing things that relate to the buying and selling of goods and services; buying and selling | commerce The company is now buying itself into American commerce and industry. (Industry deals with the making of products; commerce deals with the buying and selling.) |
located outside a particular country and especially outside your own country | foreign |
deals with the making of products | industry (Industry deals with the making of products; commerce deals with the buying and selling.) |