COUNTRIES WITH FEWER THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE
FLOWERS
13- TO 17-LETTER WORDS
VEGGIE IDIOMS
TRAVEL & TOURISM
NEWER WORDS
400
The 750,000 people of Bhutan live in these mountains, which include the 24,800-foot Gangkar Puensum
the Himalayas
400
Spoon, quill & pompon are forms of this flower that's a symbol of Japan
a chrysanthemum
400
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Adjective for a novel based on the author's life, like Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"
autobiographical
400
"Small" these are insignificant; a "hot" one is an incendiary topic
potatoes
400
The medieval city of Carcassonne in France puts on a great fireworks display on this July holiday
Bastille Day
400
Using a breaking story to market your product is called " news " -this; no vehicle theft involved
newsjacking
800
Winter sports & duty-free shopping lure 8 million tourists a year to this 76,000-strong nation of the Pyrenees
Andorra
800
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Shasta & oxeye are varieties of this garden flower
a daisy
800
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Adjective for a scream that will make the fluid in your veins coagulate
bloodcurdling
800
You're crazy if you're described as "out of your" this type of plant that includes squash
gourd
800
With more than 60 active geysers, Chile's El Tatio in these mountains is the largest geyser field south of the Equator
the Andes
800
This "alert" means warning: I'm about to give away the plot
spoiler alert
1200
Suriname's citizens converse in Taki-Taki Creole, English & this official language
Dutch
1200
The pansy is a hybrid of this flower that can have petals in white, lilac, or the color of its name
violet
1200
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This sauce, gluten free & made by Lea & Perrins since 1835
Worcestershire sauce
1200
This alliterative phrase referring to one's calm suggests a certain amount of refrigeration
cool as a cucumber
1200
Neuschwanstein Castle was begun in 1869 by "Mad" King Ludwig of this German kingdom
Bavaria
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1200
Dating back to the 1930s, Antifa is short for this
anti-fascist
1600
The small African nation of Djibouti has a strategic location on this sea
the Red Sea
1600
The cattleya type of this flower is traditional for a corsage
an orchid
1600
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Means by which assassin Leon Czolgosz was killed
electrocution
1600
You are trying to tempt someone to your cause if you "dangle" one of these in front of him
a carrot
1600
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Dunn's River Falls makes Ocho Rios a popular destination on this Caribbean isle
Jamaica
1600
This word used to describe the "seismic" influx of young British voters was Oxford Dictionaries' 2017 word of the year
youthquake
2000
This European country has about 33,000 people; the country that completely surrounds it has about 60 million
San Marino
2000
Seen here, the Annunciation lily is also known as this lily
the Madonna lily
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2000
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One who doesn't eat meat but whose diet includes dairy products
a lactovegetarian
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2000
Bryce Harper says Mickey Mantle was "a typical" this-fed "kid from Oklahoma"
corn
2000
The name of this Tokyo district of expensive shops means "silver mint", as a mint stood there centuries ago
Ginza
2000
Originally a Twitter joke, a "milkshake" this fowl describes a viral darling whose dark past quickly appears
duck
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