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African
Noun
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An African person or thing comes from Africa.
African
Adjective
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Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.
Many African countries were colonised by the British.
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Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
Mauritian
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Mauritius
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adjective
(= Mauritanian)
of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants
Mauritanian tropical fish
common
Noun
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Common is what is considered good for society, it is the good that society shares.
common
Adjective
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Mutual; shared by more than one.
The two teams have the common goal of winning the game.
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Occurring regularly or frequently; usual.
It is common to find sharks off this coast.
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Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
Sharks are common in these waters.
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Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
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Not special.
organisation
Noun
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An organisation is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., teams, clubs, churches, etc.)
The daycare is operated by a voluntary organisation of parents and teachers.
It is often difficult for women to join these organisations that have always been for men.
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Organisation is the way that something is put together.
The organisation of the book is very difficult to understand.
The organisation of the event took three months.