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| Andorra |
a small country in the mountainous region between France and Spain. The capital of Andorra is also called Andorra. |
| Aztec |
a member of an Indian people who had an advanced civilization in central Mexico before Spain conquered it in 1519. |
| bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| EU |
abbreviation of "European Union," an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe. Formed in 1993, this union makes trading between the different countries easier and allows freer movement of people from country to country than existed before. The union currently consists of the countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The United Kingdom had been a member of the European Union but left in 2020. |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe. Formed in 1993, this union makes trading between the different countries easier and allows freer movement of people from country to country than existed before. The union currently consists of the countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The United Kingdom had been a member of the European Union but left in 2020. |
| Inca |
a member of one of the Indian peoples that ruled Peru before being conquered by Spain in the sixteenth century. |
| Madrid |
the capital city of Spain. |
| Spain |
a country in southern Europe. Madrid is the capital of Spain. |
| Spaniard |
a person from the country of Spain. |
| Spanish |
of or having to do with Spain, or its people or language. [3 definitions] |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
a country in the Caribbean Sea that is made up of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The capital of Trinidad and Tobago is Port of Spain. |
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