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Netherlands
Proper noun
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The Netherlands is a country in Europe.
The man lives in the Netherlands.
centre
Noun
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The centre of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.
The president and his problems continue to take centre stage in the news.
She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.
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A centre is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.
They have opened a large shopping centre in Taipei.
The team was staying at the US Olympic training centre.
Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking centre.
Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control have found a new virus.
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The town centre is the place in the town where most of the shops are.
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In politics, the centre is the position that is not politically right or left.
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In sports, a centre is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.
centre
Verb
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If you centre something, you move it towards the centre.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
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.
promotion
Noun
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If you get a promotion you move up in rank or position.
He received a promotion to sergeant.
I got a promotion last week from branch manager to regional manager.
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A promotion gives out information about a product, product line, brand, or company.
The store has a special promotion this week on two-for-one pizzas.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
import
Verb
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When you import something, you are bringing goods from another country to your own country.
That company does importing and exporting.
from
Preposition
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When something is from someone, the person gave or sent it.
I got a gift from my grandmother today.
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When someone is from a place, that's where they started.
I am Chinese. I come from Hunan province.
Sorry I'm late. I just came from school.
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You use from to talk about distances between thing in space or time.
Saturn is far from earth.
School is 5km from my home.
The year 2515 is a long time from now.
developing
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adjective
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
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noun
(= development)
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
country
Noun
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A land that is controlled by a government.
Russia is the largest country in the world.
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Places outside or far from ; the type of place where farms are. The countryside.
We live way out in the country.
I come from the country, so I don't like the busy city.
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A certain place, in general.
You're in Nascar country now.
We're away from civilization and in God's country.
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A kind of (mostly American) music started by people who lived far from cities. Short for country music.
I've been listening to a lot of country this month.
country
Adjective
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Away from the city.
We were driving down a country road, with trees all around.
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Typical of farms or places away from cities. Typical of country people.
His way seeing the world is so country.
Her appartment looks very country.
Chewing tobacco is a such a country thing to do.
I love country cooking, especially fried chicken.