Define the word
synonym
a word with the same or similar meaning
What is a large place with many shops called?
a shopping mall
We like spending our weekends at the shopping mall/chain store because there are shops cinemas and restaurants all under one roof.
shopping mall
What is the partition of British India?
Largest mass migration, uprooting over 18 million people
wallet
where you keep your money
What is a cheap place for tourists to stay called?
a hostel
Drive slowly away from the train station to / towards the shopping mall and you'll see my house.
towards
What was the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight?
Around 700,000 Palestinian Arabs or 85% of the total population of the territory Israel captured fled or were expelled from their homes by Israeli forces.
opening in trousers or jacket to carry things
What word describes an area where people live on the edge of/just outside a city?
suburbs
To get to my school, walk across / through the market and then cross over the road.
through
What was the 2006 deportation of Georgians from Russia?
This refers to the deaths, unlawful arrests, expulsions and overall mistreatment of several thousand ethnic Georgians by the Russian government during the 2006.
gathering
a large group of people, usually congregating for a purpose
What word describes a place by the sea with boats?
harbour
I often cycle by / towards a main road and there are lots of cars driving very quickly.
by
What was the 24/20 order?
The 24/20 declaration was a Mozambican operation forcing the Portuguese to leave the country after the independence of Mozambique on 25 June 1975, or give up their passports and become exclusively Mozambican.
migration
the movement of people (or animals) from one place to another
What word describes a shop (e.g. Zara the clothes shop) that you find in lots of cities?
a chain store
There was no bridge, so we couldn't go across to /
away from the other side.
across to
What was the 1934 Turkish Resettlement Law?
It was a policy adopted on 14 June 1934 by the Turkish government which set forth the basic principles of immigration. The law constituted a policy of forcible assimilation of non-Turkish minorities through forced and collective resettlement.