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| Shinto |
a major religion in Japan. People of the Shinto religion worship nature and ancestors. |
| Sirius |
the brightest star in the sky. Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major and is also called the Dog Star. |
| sketchy |
giving only outlines or major points; like a sketch. [1/2 definitions] |
| south |
one of the four major points of direction on the compass. The south is directly opposite the north. [1/6 definitions] |
| transformation |
a major change in the form, shape, character, or nature of something or someone. |
| Urdu |
the main language of Pakistan and one of the important languages spoken in India. Spoken Urdu is similar to Hindi, a major language of India, but its way of writing is completely different and not all of the words are the same. |
| Volga River |
a major river that flows through central Russia and empties into the Caspian Sea. It is the longest river in Europe. |
| west |
one of the four major points of direction on the compass. The west is directly opposite the east. [1/7 definitions] |
| Yangtze River |
an older name for the Chang Jiang River, a major river that flows across central China. |
| Yellow River |
a major river that begins in the mountains of western China and flows mostly eastward to the sea. It is also called the Huang He River. |
| Yenisei River |
a major river, located primarily in Russia. It begins in the mountains of Mongolia, flows north through Siberia, and empties into the Arctic Ocean. |
| Yukon River |
a major river of North America that flows from western Canada through central Alaska to the Bering Sea, a northern part of the Pacific Ocean. |
| Zambezi River |
a major river in southern Africa that flows through Zambia, Angola, and Mozambique before emptying into the Indian Ocean. It also touches the borders of Namibia and Botswana and flows along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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