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forum
Noun
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A forum is a place (often on the Internet) where people can talk about things.
I went on a forum and talked to people about religion.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
minister
Noun
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A minister is a politician who is in charge of a part of the government.
The Minister of Defense has said that the army will remain in the city for at least two more weeks.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
environment
Noun
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The environment is the natural world: forests, rivers, grasslands, oceans, etc.
We have to do more to protect the environment from pollution.
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Your environment is the situation or area that you live, work, or spend time in, including the people, buildings, vehicles, etc.
When we moved to the city, we found ourselves in a comepletely new social environment.
This course will prepare students for a career in a software engineering environment in industry or research.
The learning environment can have a large effect on your grades.
Latin
Proper noun
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A language that people used in ancient Rome.
I don't know how to speak Latin.
Many English words come from Latin.
Latin
Adjective
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In the language of ancient Rome.
"Equus" is Latin for "horse."
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From South America or Central America. Also, a person whose ancestors come from Spain.
This is a Latin neighborhood, everyone here is from Mexico.
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Typical of people from South America or Central America.
I love Latin food and Latin music.
America
Proper Noun
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The United States of America.
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.
Caribbean
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noun
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
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noun
region including the Caribbean Islands