| Albania |
Albania is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Greece, North Macedonia, and Montenegro. Albania has mountains on one side and seashore on the other. People speak a language in Albania that is quite different from all the other languages in Europe. It is called Albanian. |
| alphabet |
An alphabet is all the letters that people use to write words in a language. When you say all the letters of an alphabet, you usually say them in a certain order. The English alphabet begins with the letter A and ends with Z. Many languages use an alphabet that is similar to the English one, but some languages use very different alphabets. |
| Arabic |
Arabic is one of the major languages of the world. It is the main language of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many other countries in northern Africa and the Middle East. |
| Armenia |
Armenia is a country in Asia. It is a small country with many mountains. Some of its neighbors are Turkey and Georgia. The language of the people of Armenia has an alphabet that is not like any other alphabet. It looks very different from the one we use to write English. This language is called Armenian. |
| Bangladesh |
Bangladesh is a country in Asia. Its neighbors are India and Burma, and it is on the coast of the Indian Ocean. People in Bangladesh speak the Bengali language like many of the people in the northern part of India. The great Brahmaputra River flows through Bangladesh. Sometimes Bangladesh has powerful storms, and the river floods the land around it. |
| Belgium |
Belgium is a country in Europe. Two of its neighbors are France and the Netherlands. Belgium is not a large country, but people in the north speak one language and people in the south speak another. People in the north speak Dutch, and people in the south speak French. |
| Bengali |
Bengali is one of the major languages of the world. It is one of the main languages of India and the main language of its neighbor Bangladesh. |
| Benin |
Benin is a country in Africa. It is between the country of Nigeria and the country of Togo. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Benin is not a large country but more than fifty different languages are spoken there! People use French if they don't know each other's language. Many people in Benin have names that tell you what day of the week they were born on. |
| Brazil |
Brazil is a large country in South America. The Amazon River flows through the northern part of the country. This part of Brazil is covered by rainforest. Most people in South America speak Spanish, but people in Brazil speak Portuguese, the language of Portugal. |
| Burmese |
When something is Burmese, it is from the country of Myanmar, or it has to do with the people, culture, or main language of Myanmar. Myanmar is the new name for the country that was called Burma in the past. [2 definitions] |
| Cambodia |
Cambodia is a country in Asia. It lies between the countries of Thailand and Vietnam. Part of Cambodia lies along a sea coast. Many people come to Cambodia to see its ancient temples and to relax on its beaches. People in Cambodia speak a language called Khmer. |
| China |
China is a country in Asia. It is a very large country with many people and many large cities. There are many businesses and factories. China also has mountains and deserts and land for farming. Some of the greatest rivers in the world flow through China. Because China is so big, people in different parts of China speak different types of their language. People cannot always understand each other when they speak. But when people write, there is no problem with understanding because the way of writing is the same everywhere in China. |
| Chinese |
When something is Chinese, it is from the country of China, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of China. [2 definitions] |
| civilization |
Civilization is what it is called when a group of people settle in one place and begin to use symbols to write down their language, and when they begin to make art, create a set of laws, and write down their history. [2 definitions] |
| culture |
Everything that a large group of people share, such as music, art, and language, is called culture. Things that a group of people believe and celebrate are also part of that group's culture. |
| Danish |
When something is Danish, it is from the country of Denmark, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Denmark. [2 definitions] |
| Denmark |
Denmark is a country in Europe. Denmark is a neighbor of Germany, and it is also near the country of Sweden. Denmark is between two seas that are connected to the Atlantic Ocean, and it has many islands. People in Denmark speak a language called Danish. Danish people often eat cereal or bread for breakfast, but the most famous breakfast food from Denmark is the Danish pastry. People all over the world love the Danish pastry. |
| dictionary |
A dictionary is something that tells you a lot of things about words in a language. It is a book that you can hold in your hands or something like a book that you can read on a computer. A dictionary tells you what words mean, how to say them, and how they are spelled. |
| digital |
A computer is a digital machine. When we say that something is digital, we mean that it uses numbers like a special language to keep, send, and receive information. [1/3 definitions] |
| Dutch |
When something is Dutch, it is from the country of the Netherlands, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of the Netherlands. [2 definitions] |
| Egyptian |
When something is Egyptian, it is from the country of Egypt, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Egypt. |