# Countries & Continents Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 16
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Countries and continents vocabulary for how nations organise themselves, including a currency, a federation and a treaty, plus an alliance, a bloc and a…

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## Word list

* **currency** /ˈkɜrənsi/: The system of money used in a particular country. — “The euro is the **currency** used in many European countries.”
* **citizen** /ˈsɪtəzən/: Someone who legally belongs to a country and holds its passport. — “He wants to become a French **citizen** one day.”
* **mainland** /ˈmeɪnˌlænd/: The main area of land of a country, not counting its islands. — “A ferry takes you from the island to the **mainland**.”
* **hemisphere** /ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr/: One half of the Earth, either above or below the middle line. — “Summer begins in December in the southern **hemisphere**.”
* **emigrate** /ˈɛməˌɡreɪt/: To leave your own country to live in another. — “His grandparents **emigrated** from Poland in the 1950s.”
* **immigrate** /ˈɪməˌɡreɪt/: To arrive in a new country in order to live there. — “Many people **immigrate** here in search of work.”
* **multicultural** /ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl/: Including people of many different cultures. — “It's a **multicultural** city with dozens of languages spoken.”
* **diplomatic** /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/: Relating to the management of relations between countries. — “The two nations opened **diplomatic** talks.”
* **economy** /ɪˈkɑnəmi/: The system of trade and industry through which a country creates wealth. — “Tourism is important to the country's **economy**.”
* **developing** /dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ/: Becoming more economically and industrially advanced. — “The charity builds schools in **developing** countries.”
* **federation** /ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən/: A country made of states that keep some powers of their own. — “In a **federation** each state runs its own courts.”
* **commonwealth** /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/: An association of independent countries with historic links. — “Games between **commonwealth** nations are held every four years.”
* **alliance** /əˈlaɪəns/: An agreement between countries to support each other. — “The **alliance** held together for the whole of the crisis.”
* **treaty** /ˈtriti/: A formal written agreement between two or more countries. — “The **treaty** took eleven years to negotiate and one day to sign.”
* **bloc** /blɑk/: A group of countries acting together for a shared purpose. — “The trading **bloc** now covers twenty-seven member states.”
* **sanction** /ˈsæŋkʃən/: A penalty one country places on another to force a change. — “The **sanction** on exports was lifted after eighteen months.”

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